the case of the not-so-grotesque gargoyle

this HDR business needs further investigation, i feel.

mountain mates

our marlboro man for all seasons.

crocodile, crocodile...

which colour do you choose?

wedding and sons.

more service to society.

there are only 2 parachutes...

... the president gets one and says...

(Parachute XVI - first look)

from a shoot on a happy day with the band and browne

head over. have a listen

चाय जवान

tea and wonderfully random conversation maker. savera tea stall, shivajinagar.

polka paati

chikka-nagamma. dodda-heart.

late morning greys

bismillah khan's hands. from another equally languid morning.

children of the photo frame

ermmm.

slight return

the camera makes a reappearance. please note the eager lads waiting for khatna on the billboard. 

that theyyam time again

malu neolithic and chalcolithic expression is ready to rear its painted head once again. the costumes are being dusted. the chickens are being fattened. theyyam is around the corner.

the wedding camera fiend

it's the downturn. but people will always want to marry. and people always want to remember. and that's why a wedding photographer will always find gainful employment. my services, for a price. hazy pictures for those who want hazy memories.

thimakka of the trees

the dreams are lucid these days. i put it down to the weather. last night thimakka of the trees made an appearance. i wish her well. and the 400 odd banyan trees, she calls her children.

bellis bhavan

at the very pretty foot of a monster rock where tigers, elephants and minor earthquakes roam, lives the bellis. under attack from tea bushes on all sides, 'chinna dorai' hurries his manservants about the place, pauses to pluck a weed from his sprawling lawns and contemplates on which bathroom he will use today.

memories of wrinked dostoevskys and fierce football battles mingle with the smells of a coming harvest as the bellis sits bewildered at his somewhat erratic computer. meanwhile a lone nilgiri thar stares on curiously.

super das and the invader

super das - little known off-road driver. loves bananas and bad roads. invader - bolero, mahindra. i want one.