Like every year, the July 4th fireworks are something I always look forward to because I love fireworks. This year was no exception, but I did learn a key concept in taking photos. I learned that if I involve people in my photos they add … Read More →
Category Archives: Favorites
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
After having visited the enrapturing Basilica of the Sacred Heart (University of Notre Dame, IN), I wanted to visit the often-talked-about St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in Manhattan, New York. And I did, last December. I am increasingly falling in love with such wondrous monuments of … Read More →
Of good times to come
This is the 100th photograph in my blog. And I mark it with my favorite photograph – my sister-in-law, whom I lovingly call Boudi, and this is on the day of her wedding with my brother. This part of Bengali weddings is called Shubhodrishti, referring … Read More →
Tranquility
I could think of just a few words when I saw this photo buried in my archives. We need newer words to describe sunsets! Serenity, peacefulness, calmness, fiery etc. are all used too often. Tranquility. I am typically very unlucky in getting fiery red skies … Read More →
An ideal Sunday
Ah, wouldn’t it be lovely if I could spend a Sunday just doing this? And may be on Saturday too? Desperately waiting for winter to end and glorious summer to begin. (This photo is of the cover of my Calvin and Hobbes, the entire collection. … Read More →
Smile please!
Now who else can see the Beluga whale giving off this amazing smile? There was something to celebrate in that huge whale tank. Only a week earlier, she gave birth to a beautiful daughter whale. Her mother was there too. That’s three generations of beauties … Read More →
Surreal is beautiful
When the reality of life infringes upon the surreality of our dreams, why does reality win? When the surreality of dreams sneaks into the reality of our life, why does surreality lose? If only dreams weren’t dreams… Taken in August 2008 at Golden Gardens, Seattle, … Read More →
Bye bye birdie
This sea gull was enjoying a beautiful summer day in Newport beach, Rhode Island (2008). It saw me approaching with the giant camera, and didn’t really take off till I was really close. I suppose it did not see me as a threat. It’s interesting … Read More →
Dandelions
I love these flowers! They are so light and delicate – a slight touch and they are gone with the wind!
Overcast
This is a place close to where I live. For five years I have been driving by this place and I have always thought to myself that if I ever catch this place before a storm it’s going to look great. And it is exactly … Read More →