Things with wings...

... are fluttering in my life just now.

#1 There are tiny ochre-y coloured butterflies in my pseudo-garden which are fast, and hard to photograph. A few days back it had rained heavily ... and after that, i caught these tiny wonders sitting very peacefully on the purple wild flowers, sucking nectar. I went really close to them and they didn't seem to mind me or my camera at all ! Got some really cool shots of them :) You can see them HERE.

#2 I now have a pigeon in my life... Exactly how it came to us is a long story and so shall be skipped. The important thing is...it's a pigeon with an attitude. And why not? After all, it's a real live Masakali pigeon! (Picture) ...and he's beautiful. (Dad thinks it's a 'he') We're planning on calling him "Gutur" .. like in "guturgoo". He's all white and fluffy and can't fly much. I thought he couldn't fly at all until i found him sitting on my table and looking at me from above after I gave up looking for him under my bed! Teeheehee.
Now the problem is, we also have a cat. He doesn't stay with us, but visits us as many times a day as he feels hungry. And a pigeon ... would be a good meal. ... which means I have to be extra cautious and remember to shut the door everytime i leave the room. (Ahem. Won't be a problem. Elephant never forgets.)


In other news, I finally watched Kung fu Panda. If you haven't, DO! Go! Now!

Ever noticed how we need something in order not to need other things? ... how dependent we are on one thing so we wouldn't have to depend on other things?

How does that make sense? (and why does it work that way?)



Am i making sense?
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UPDATE:
Readers!
hi! could you address the more important question of how and why it works that way rather than just agreeing that i did after all make sense when i wrote this? Much as a like being flattered, i'd rather know other people's theories/opininons on this.
Thanks!
Cheers!

Ting tididi ding ting ting ting Tsshhhhh !!!

Quotations.
Internet.
Questions.
Idiocy.


my relationship with these is defined by one word.

Excess.


"....still, the thing to do is to keep on being happy while you can." - P.G.Wodehouse

Awesome ...

.... and getting awesomer by the minute! I mean this in the context of photography.

(POST FOR JUNE 1ST)

What i think i actually mean .... is that I'm THOROUGLY ENJOYING all the time that i'm spending with my camera these days. All the trials, errors, blunders, disasters... and the rare good shots! I'm learning new things with every shot ... or so i'd like to believe. ;)

An importing thing i learned, which helped solve a lot of problems, was the importance of natural light. Its so much easier to take pictures outdoors. Especially since it also solves the problem of shaky hands.

Just now, since i'm mostly at home, i have to be content with taking macro shots of the phool-patti around... Sometimes portraits too, which i totally suck at. (Tinni takes awesome portraits.) But its fun to do marco shots and i think i'm getting better at them!

I've been going to our farm house/factory frequently. There's a lot of nature photography to do there, again mostly macro in my case. But it is a lot of fun. At this time of the year, its pretty bright even at 5p.m. and its almost the perfect time for photography.
Oh! i saw i real live snake there today! It was small. 1.5-2 feet only. But the lady who works there said it's poisonous. She said they call it 'harharia saanp'.



This month, i'm planning to take as many photos as i can and upload at least 3 photos a week on my Flickr and Deviantart accounts. If you happen to see them, do give me your views - i appreciate criticism!

Btw, there are loads of people with unbelievable amount of talent on these sites. It's a real honour to see their work ... and learn from it .. coz copying them is just not possible... real geniuses!!

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Enough about this now. Time for a celebration. Go get me one. Coz i got another awaaarrrdd ! :D Thanks Mads for this one ! :D

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That's it from me for now.
Until next time ....

Exams over !! Phew !

College is over now . . . and I'm having a super-duper time with my aunt, sis, and niece, Reema -- one hyper 4 year old!

This is her on the trampoline.



This cute kid has all the qualities to make it big in the music industry. Makes her own music and lyrics.

Here's a masterpiece from her -- "tu meri hathodi pyaas pyaas, tu aa gai mann ko raas raas..."
:)

We went out for dinner yesterday. There . . .
Reema ( to the waiter) : Excuse me, mujhe straws chahiye.
(to us) : Main itne saare straws loongi ki 'excuse me' ke paas se saare khatam ho jayenge.
---- Yes, she thinks waiters are called 'excuse me' !!

Happy Mothe.....

... as if we need a special 'day' to celebrate them!




oh, what the hell, I'll say it anyway..




:D

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BTW, if you could tell me what, according to you, the secret of success is, it'd be great.

ciao!