Shot on the run

The fish tank, but no fishes!!!

Yet the classy kettles though kept outside gave a deceiving look as if placed inside the tank.

Shot on the run in a tea leaves shop at Colombo Airport transit terminal.

Thanks to the sales rep for being co-operative.

(35mm SLR, 28 – 80 mm lens, F8, 30 Sec, hand bag and a stool used instead of tripod)



Colours of south India!!!

The decorations on the wooden chariot at Sri Dharbarenyeswara swamy temple.

Shot on the run at Thirunallar, India.

(35mm SLR, 70 – 300 mm lens, F11, 125 Sec, hand held)

No light but lovely!!!

A fancy art work in a common light bulb hung.

Shot on the run in a ladies fancy shop at Cairo.

Thanks to the ladies of my friend’s families who decided to enter the shop while we were strolling on the road after dinner.

(35mm SLR, 28 – 80 mm lens, F6, 60 Sec, hand held)

The quick plan

Starting Oct 11, 2007 the middle east was closed for a week on account of Eid Holidays.

The thought of "What to do for a whole week off?" triggered a travel quest in my mind (at the nick of time).

Just a week to go and i have to choose the right destination.

After an all night search on the net I did spot the land of Pyramids and Sphinx.

Yes, having only 5 working days left jumped into action for budgeting the trip, travel approval from the company, obtainng VISA from Egypt emabassy, obtaining a exit and re-entry VISA from Yemen embassy, fligh tickets, deciding on thecompanions and on Oct 10, 2007 at 10:00 PM started the journey towards Sana'a Airport.

Arriving shortly the shots of EGYPT!!!

Quirkiness tag

I have been tagged by Pooh to write about my quirkiness.

Here are the weird n eccentric things in me,

• Guess what alarm tone this snooze n sleep typical is having on his mobile to bang on his head and make him jump out of the bed, there it goes “Summer of 69” by Bryan Adams (Ooooo isn’t that gentle wake up alarm?).
• Off late sleeping with the Online FM Radio (Suryan FM or AaaHaa FM) on till early morning, hearing the good numbers with a half sleeping brain in the middle of the night!!!
  
• Cooking “Simply South” specials for get together dinners and living with veg salad and corn flakes with pomegranate for regular lonely dinners.

More weird and strange stuff to list out from day to day life, but for sure some other time .

Here is pass the tag to Rajan, Naren, Shobana, Prakash, AKV and Lotliker!

Encoei!!!

"Lord of the Rings" Stamps

Yes, I am the owner of 2 complete presentation stamp packs of the "Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers" including the below miniature sheets,

Éowyn, the White Lady of Rohan, on the steps of Meduseld in Edoras watching as her people march to their mountain redoubt at Helm’s Deep.

Rebirth of Grandalf the white

A formation of Haradrim soldiers who march under the banner of a black serpent.

I'm missing the pleasure of re-arranging my entire collection.

With only the Indian stamp issues adding up in my collection, when am i going to start the hunt again???

Malaga by night

View of a shopping mall at Malaga by night