World Photography Day - Pykara Lake

The calm and the serenity of this place will overtake, your every sense and gives you a great feel!

Toy Train

A customary and a must-visit/travel places of Ooty,  is this Toy train ride, we too enjoyed this to the core!!!

African White Daisy

Loved these cute white daisies with purple center. Saw them everywhere in Ooty. They looked very pretty in that scenic atmosphere. 

Roots- Garden

Harvest from my garden. They call this red amarnath as 6-months keerai. They grow tall and its stem grows thick and they taste better when they are thick and luscious. The leaves and the stem are cooked separately as kootu or curry. Since i was leaving to India, i couldn't leave them unattended for such a long time, so, i harvested them last week.  For sure, home grown food tastes out of the world. 

Camera settings : Nikon D5100, 50mm lens, ISO 100, f/3.5, 1/1250.

A Show piece - Darbar(Mandap)

Its been long since i posted here. Recently had a chance to visit Sharjah Central Souk. Thanks to +Chef Mireille and her #TravelTuesdays, i got a chance to write about The Blue Souk. I have been in sharjah for 8 years but have never seen that place like this. 

So, in our recent trips, we came across an gift shop selling antiques and brass artefacts. The moment i entered the shop, this particular Darbar, got my eyes, i couldn't leave the shop without it.  Loved the very simple and elegant design of it. We have small collection of ganesha's with us, thought of using it there. 

Camera Settings : Nikon D5100, 50mm , f/4.0, ISO 200, 1/25s

Camera Settings : Nikon D5100, 50mm , f/4.0, ISO 200, 1/10s

Laughing Dove - Day 3 - Flora & Fauna

This cute laughing dove, had a small nest in a mint pot,  in our balcony. Last weekend morning, she patiently posed for my lens, while snacking on the bajra i left for her.

Camera Settings : Nikon d5100, 50mm lens, Manual Mode , ISO :100, f/3.2, 1/1000s

Here is another one, battling her eye-lid!! :)

Camera Settings : Nikon d5100, 50mm lens, Manual Mode , ISO :100, f/3.2, 1/800s

Day 2 : Saffron - Food

On day 2 of learning, I was busy clicking this saffron today morning.  After reading Sandhya's post on Clicking on White, i tried this, keeping what all i grasped from her post.

First i tried using a yellow board for the background, somehow didn't like the way pictures turned. Then changed to White board,

Shot using Nikon D5100, 50mm (f/1.8) ISO 100, Manual mode 1/40 s, f/3.5

Shot using Nikon D5100, 50mm (f/1.8) ISO 100, Manual mode 1/50 s, f/3.5

Day 1 : Nature : Flora/Fauna

A Photo blog has been in my mind, for a few months now. Though i m still learning my camera, i thought sharing and getting critics would improve my photography skills. 

Here is my first click. I have a Laughing Dove nest in my balcony. The father & mother take turns to guard the nest. This was taken today morning, when the mother bird came to relieve the father bird from duty. 

Shot using my Nikon D5100,  50mm lens, Manual mode, ISO 100, f/2.5