Who wants some tea?

Was aiming for a "wallpaper" shot with the above two pictures. Did I make it?


I broke my camera before I got here and had to borrow someone else's camera :-(

Sorely missed my Canon SD500 and it's manual settings. Was also raining most of the time. The sky would be sunny/cloudy when I was in the car, and it would literally start pouring down on me as soon as I got out of the car (not exaggerating)!

Anyway, had to do a bit of light/contrast adjustment for the first two pics to compensate for the unfamiliar camera and cloudy sky.

Rural ride along rice paddies

Taken while rattling along on the rural roads of Tamil Nadu, India. Somewhere near Theni on the way back from Munnar, Kerala, India.

Haven't seen such lush green rice paddies as far as the eye can see in quite a while. Felt a wave of satisfaction when I finally got to see this after a long time.

Highway to heaven

Took this one by holding the camera on the roof of the car.


On the way to Sequoia National Park, California.

Closer to heaven...

Brown, green, grey (mountains) and blue (sky),
In the far you should see some snow too.

Makes for a good wallpaper (one of my favorites).




My attempts at waterscape(?) photography.
Near Boyden Cavern, Sequoia National Park, California.

With high mountains on both sides,
And the rustling sound of the river,
I haven't been to any place,
That's more peaceful than here.

From heaven to hell(?)...

Hot and windy Mojave desert.
On the way back from Sequoia National Park.

Adjusted the contrast of the photos to compensate for the bright sun.

Sunny silhouettes...

Any guesses at what camera I used for these pics?

One of my favorite pics. Read further and you will understand why.


I took these pics with my cellphone (G1) camera!! I just can't believe how beautifully they came out.

Had a really tough time taking the picture due to the bright sun making my phone screen practically useless. So, framed the shot in my mind and just moved the camera into my line of sight and clicked. Really happy how the shots turned out.

Spiky splendor

Any guesses?

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Macro shots of a cactus.