Category Archives: Landscapes

Overcast

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

The beach, Vancouver Spanish banks

The beach

I love beaches. The sand, the water, the waves. I particularly love the dynamic patterns made by sea water on the sand closest to the water. This picture was taken on the Vancouver Spanish banks on a really cold day of December 2010. That’s how … Read More

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Top of the world

There was once a man, on top of a hill, alone, on an overcast dusty winter afternoon in Purulia, West Bengal.

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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

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Space oddity

Flaming red of fall leaves against the backdrop of azure cool waters. A space oddity indeed. But a beautiful one. I miss fall season. Glorious weather with unending natural beauty. Taken in Bald Eagle State Park, PA in the fall of 2010.

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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

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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

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Fluidity

Reflection of dusk on seemingly still waters.

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Sunset over Smoky Mountains

Taken at sunset, from Clingman’s dome, Smoky Mountains. Hues adjusted

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Azure

Smoky mountains, Tennessee. It was taken using a 18-105mm lens and then cropped, I wish I had (the money for) a better lens to take this photo! It was taken at dusk and it was really really cold (my guess is 5 C with wind) … Read More