The Spring Sun shines, rises & sets

Recently, I had the opportunity to find the spring sun shine, rise & set (on different days, of course!). On normal days, He rises before I am up & sets before I realise!

I shot some pics from a fast-moving train, so they aren’t all that good, but then, they help us feel the spring.

I also shot a nice video of the Sun rising from the distant hills, but that’s for another time, when I’ll make my Sun video.

Sunset at Unkal Lake, Hubli

We set out with an ambitious target of covering a lot of places with a three-to-three-hours-and-a-half timeline. We lost ourselves at the Chandramouleeswara temple (Forgotten Maginificence), not before we spotted some sunshine; we realised that we wouldn’t be able to reach Nripatungabetta before dark. I felt bad that my cousin would not get to see a breath taking sunset from the hillock (something I was blessed with, exactly three years ago…. Sunset in Nripatungabetta). Just as we reached Unkal with the intention of visiting the park, I spotted the red-orange Sun sinking rapidly beneath the horizon. We got off the car into dust, and froze some lovely frames………….

At the Chandramouleeswara Temple, Unkal, Hubli

At the Chandramouleeswara Temple, Unkal, Hubli

The Sun & the Moon @ the Big Apple & Boston- Part II The Big Apple (concluded)

It was very cold, and chill winds blew hard. We wondered whether we’d see snow fall there, but we were not so lucky (or, may be, we actually were!). While we waited for the cruise to start, we learnt that the twilight cruises were the most popular, and therefore, hard to get on short notice. We had to be content with a 3.30 p.m. slot. My team mates decided not to face the chill winds, so they stayed on the lower deck, but I decided that I should enjoy it every bit, so went on to the upper deck. We had a bonus thanks to daylight saving. Our cruise effectively was a twilight cruise! I was excited. I was the only one to have answered some questions on American history! After the cruise, we went straight to Saravana Bhavan, had a sumptuous meal again, and headed for Times Square where couple of us broke into songs!!

Here are some pics…enjoy!

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

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

Enchanting Sunsets, 12th & 13th March, 2013

No description.... just enjoy d pix................

Samudra @ Dusk

My family decides  to visit the Gandhi statue beach at short notice.  I would have loved to be there with a bit of brightness around but I couldn't have chosen the time.  Now my limitations in handling the manual settings are in full view.  If only I had a stable hand.......

The Sun in Chennai, 20th February, 2013

I lost myself when I saw the setting Sun as I was returning from work. I'm sure you'll all agree!

This is just the beginning.... please keep viewing! If only the crow were crossing the Sun's face...

The Sun shines on the Nilgiris

               Happy Rathasaptami/ Surya saptami, the birthday of the Sun God!

            We went to Ooty in January last year. We enjoyed the train ride on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway(NMR). It was a four day trip and everyday I ended up with some pics on the Sun and His light! One pic is a repeat. Hope you don't mind!

This one is from the toy train en route to Ooty

Kovalam Beach, Thiruvananthapuram

After a tour of Chowara, we proceeded to the Kovalam beach- it is compact, and the sea is flat, enabling people in venturing moderately deep inside. It is compacted by boulder formations on either side. With the kind of team I was there, venturing deep into the sea was out of question. I made some fuss about taking a round in the speed boat- after all, I'd be well within sight. The result was an expected veto but I vicariously enjoyed when others took it!!

'Come here, so that I may enlighten you', the Sun seems to say @ Kovalam

Twilight, Sunrise and Brightness(link)

When I wanted to put up some photos, this is the topic that I thought of…..I didn’t realise then!