The Chipmunks

It is the morning alarm - the chattering sound of squirrels in the near by vicinity of my house.
At one time, that used to be the time I silently used to hunt for some cool photographs. Believe me, taking their pictures are very difficult, even the minutest sound would drive these chip-munks crazy!.
Here are some of the pictures that I managed to capture.

Shades of Serenity

Mother and Child

A monkey family looking for food on the Cauvery river basin, Mekedaatu.

Bystander

Birds from Karanji Lake, Mysore

Acrobatics on the Air

Seems like there is no place for these little creatures on the land to meet.
A squirrel doing all that it can to meet the sparrow!.

The Mighty Mysore

Ever since im back in town with my gun like Canon 100-400MM US ISM lens I have been busy taking pictures of in and around Mysore.

Checkout some of the pictures taken from my Canon Digital Rebel Xti with the mammoth and splendid lens here.

Rock Agama

A biking trip to manchanbele and a classic capture of Rock Agama!.

Details:
Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Canon IS 4.5-5.6L USM Lens
Aperture 5.6L, Focal length 400 mm, Shutter 1/400 Sec, ISO 400

Date Captured: Mar 10, 2006 9:58 AM

Flash Back

Gone were those days when I was happy clicking pictures with my first digital camera. It was an ordinary Canon PowerShot A80. Three years it let me and taught me to take amazing photographs, be it severe rain or snow or whatever. It had come on alive so many times after near and sudden deaths. But during last fall when I was in Florida it took its last breath when a heft mexican bumped on me and made it slip out of my hands. Even by being a three megapixel camera this canon just rocked. Click here to see some of the pictures that were taken with my old Canon A80.

Anticipation

I had been to Vegas this weekend with my new Canon EOS Digital Rebel and happened to capture innumerable photos. Here is a picture of an old couple anticipating in front of the Venetian Casino.



Details:
Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Canon IS 4.5-5.6L USM Lens, Aperture 5.6L, Focal length 285 mm, Shutter 1/20 Sec, ISO 400
Date Captured: Dec 26, 2006 4:59 PM

Frozen Lake and the Sunset

December 10th, no traces of snow in Minneapolis. The temperatures have been in negatives since as early as mid of Octobar and the wheather-men have been busy making the forcast for the coldest winter of all times. Yet, yesterday it was one of those rare warm days when I happened to witness one of the spectacular views of the sunset on the banks of frozen Nakomi Lake. Here are a few of them.
All the photos are taken from Canon EOS 400D with Canon 100-400mm f/5.6L IS Telephoto Lens

Fall Colours

Black Hawk Lake, Eagan, Minnesota


Details: Canon EOS 400D, F4.0, Focal Length 21 mm, ISO 100, Shutter 1/1000 Sec
Date Captured: Oct 28, 2006 1:01 PM



Details: Canon EOS 400D, F4.0, Focal Length 25 mm, ISO 100, Shutter 1/500 Sec
Date Captured: Oct 28, 2006 12:58 PM

Red Wing, Minnesota



Details:
1. Canon PowerShot A80, F4.9, Focal Length 23 mm, Shutter 1/160 Sec
2. Canon PowerShot A80, F2.8, Focal Length 8 mm, Shutter 1/500 Sec
3. Canon PowerShot A80, F2.8, Focal Length 8 mm, Shutter 1/200 Sec
Date Captured: Oct 16, 2005

St.Croix River, Taylor Falls, Minnesota

Details:
Canon PowerShot A80, F5.6, Focal Length 23 mm, Shutter 1/40 Sec
Date Captured: Sep 25, 2005 2 P.M

Gateway Trail, Minneapolis


Details:
1. Canon PowerShot A80, F2.8, Focal Length 8 mm, Shutter 1/400 Sec
2. Canon PowerShot A80, F5.0, Focal Length 8 mm, Shutter 1/500 Sec
Date Captured: Oct 30, 2005

Lutsen Mountains, Minnesota

Details:
1.Sony DSC P73, F6.3, Focal Length 7 mm, Shutter 1/160 Sec
2.Canon PowerShot A80, F4.0, Focal Length 8mm, Shutter 1/500 Sec
Date Captured: Oct 02, 2006

Cannon Valley Trail, Redwing, Minnesota

Details:
Canon PowerShot A80, F2.8, Focal Length 8 mm, Shutter 1/100 Sec
Date Captured: Oct 16, 2005 1:16 P.M


After Fall
Black Hawk Lake, Minnesota

Details:
Canon EOS 400D, F10, Focal Length 18 mm, Shutter 1/250 Sec
Date Captured: Oct 28, 2006 1:25 P.M



Details: Canon EOS 400D, F4.0, Focal Length 18 mm, ISO 100, Shutter 1/1000 Sec
Date Captured: Oct 28, 2006 01:11 PM

After Dusk

New York Skyline seen from the The Empire State building 86th floor Observation deck .

Details:
Canon PowerShot A80, F2.8, Focal Length 8mm, Shutter 1 Sec
Date Captured: Sep 4, 2005 9:05 P.M

Gangs of New York

Lower Manhattan as seen from Hudson River

Details:
Canon PowerShot A80, F6.3, Focal Length 8mm, Shutter 1/500 Sec
Date Captured: Sep 6, 2005 4:19 PM


The Empire State Building and the lower Manhattan captured from the NBC Tower's Observatory. According to me this is the best view of the New York that anybody can get. I had preferred NBC towers this time instead of the Empire States for the simple reason that I had been to the city's tallest tower on both of my two previous visits. For reasons unknown most of the NY's visitors do not have NBC towers in their place of interests and would rather prefer The Empire State, where they eventually end up waiting for upto 2-3 hrs in the overcrowded queues. I was lucky enough to visit tower's Observation deck and take this shot. Hey people, if you are planning to go to NY or not have been to NBC Towers, make it a point you visit the "Top of the Rock".
It is a must.

Details:
Canon PowerShot A620, F2.8, Focal Length 7mm, Shutter 1/1000 sec
Date Captured: July 4, 2006 5:31 PM

Twin Delight

The north of New York as seen from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building. This mammoth soars more than a quarter of a mile into the atmosphere from the heart of Manhattan.
Co-incidentally and unknowingly I have managed to take these pictures almost inside the same frame!.


Details:
Canon Power Shot A80, F2.8, Focal Length 8mm, Exposure 1 Sec
Date Captured: Sep 4, 2005 9:04 PM


Details:
Canon Power Shot A80, F5, Focal Length 8mm, Exposure 1/500 Sec
Date Captured: Dec 24, 2005 11:07 AM

The Standing Buddha

The Standing Buddha, Jinan, China
Jinan known as the City of Spring is about 600 Kms to the south-east of Bejing.

Details:
Canon PowerShot A80, F7.1, Focal Length 14 mm, Shutter 1/500 Sec
Date Captured: July 4, 2004 11:04 AM

Tiananmen Square

The Tiananmen Square, Beijing

Details:
Canon PowerShot A80, F2.8, Focal Length 8 mm, Shutter 1/60 Sec
Date Captured: April 30, 2004 8:19 PM

A Chineese Dock

A traditional Chineese dock reflective of a rear tranquility and elegance.
Resting on the rear hill of the Summer Palace, Beijing.

Details:
Canon Power Shot A80, F5.6, Focal Length 8mm, Shutter 1/100 sec
Date Catpured: August 7th, 2004 3:40 PM

Juxtaposed

An other image of the aerial view of the Fragrant Hills, Beijing.

Details:
Canon PowerShot A80, F3.5, Focal Length 14mm, Shutter Speed 1/500 sec
Date Captured: July 24th, 2004 4:43 PM

The Fragrant Hills

The Fragrant hills as seen from the rope way on to the top of hill. The long compound like structure is none other than one of the tributaries of the Great Wall of China.
Also seen is the Beijing sub-urbs in the backdrop.

Details:
Canon PowerShot A80, F4, Focal Length 8mm, Shutter 1/1002 sec
Date Captured: July 24th, 2004 3:53 PM