Light, Shade and a bit of Greenery in Garden City

I just happened to click them…….

Shining and Setting Sun- Random clicks, Chennai & Bangalore n en route

Random clicks, no captions ... see n enjoy...........

Jharokha Darshan- III- Bangalore to Chennai- Full Moon @ Dusk

When I was about to place my camera back in the cover, I saw the Moon, someone who reflects the Sun's light, at His fullest.....Then I realised the true purpose of my sitting at my seat. The entire exercise lasted less than an hour and was done between Bangarapet and Jolarpet.

Jharokha Darshan-II- Bangalore to Chennai-Net and Reflection photography

Now that I had already experimented with window- net photography, I intended to continue with it on my return journey as well. An elderly couple, who had got two aisle seats, asked if I were willing to exchange my window seat for the aisle seat on the other side, in vain. I had my task cut out. Yet, my selfishness bothered me- did I really have to cling on to the window seat? Thankfully, they got it exchanged with the occupant of the window seat on the other side. I knew I had to pay for my selfishness, though I did not know when. After a few window- net clicks, there was a change in the direction of the train, and I lost my westside window seat advantage. The Sun cast his brightness on the other side, the side where the couple sat. Here, I was paying for my brashness. But God was kind enough- He brought out the idea of reflection on window and I went clicking, for over an hour! 

Jharokha Darshan from the Train-I- Chennai to Bangalore

Recently, I found myself travelling by train very frequently. These pictures are a 'Jharokha' darshan of the Sun. For the uninitiated, it means a window- side view. Akbar was the first emperor to have given a Jharokha darshan to his subjects! It took about an hour and a half to click all of them......

The Sun and Lalbagh, Bangalore

I went to  Bangalore or Bengaluru towards the end of 2011. I'm fond of the place for one more reason- it's famed Lalbagh, which is very close to the Mavali Tiffin Rooms or MTR, where people patiently wait for quite a while before they have their food. We had been to Lalbagh twice within three days, but the Sun's staring at us through the trees happened on the first occasion. I revisited Lalbagh last month- I was on my own and to my own craziness, so I managed to click a few pictures of the Sun and His light! I went all the way to the Lotus Pond in the hope of finding the flowers that bloom in Sunlight, but never mind, I found His reflection!

The Sun's staring at us, Lalbagh, Bangalore