Thursday, September 27, 2007

Just see beyond...

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No no...this shot is not from the Philly series nor from my crab city, Baltimore.
Can you guess to which city this building belongs to? hmmm....??
Okay...this one is located at constitution avenue, Washington D.C....only two blocks away from Capitol complex. Two weeks back, I visited D.C. when my friend from Europe came down for USA trip.

It is good to shoot famous and celebrated places/objects...but sometime just see beyond that, walk around and observe new things,...may be you will find few interesting things and who knows, may be you will make those world- famous too...:))



Place-Philadelphia, PA. Camera-Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with 18-55 mm Canon lens

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Give me Red

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Philadelphia was one of the first capitals of the United States....you'll see numbers of colonial architecture structures which then used be government buildings. These days few of them are not in use. While heading for the lunch, I got pulled in by this one. Well, I have no idea what it serves/ served.....but what appealed me most is the red color popped up through the door and the flag which silently broke the coldness of that building.



Place-Philadelphia, PA. Camera-Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with 50mm Canon lens

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

You are not alone...

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Another day has gone
I'm still all alone
How could this be
You're not here with me
You never said goodbye
Someone tell me why
Did you have to go
And leave my world so cold

Everyday I sit and ask myself
How did love slip away
Something whispers in my ear and says
That you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay

But you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart

But you are not alone...

- MJ (History, 1995)




Place-Philadelphia, PA. Camera-Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with 50mm Canon lens

Monday, September 24, 2007

Dancing with shadows...:)

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Can anyone please enlighten me what makes it so magical when shadows fall for old fabric...?





Place-Philadelphia, PA. Camera-Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with 50mm Canon lens

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Old is gold


It is good to visit new places, adopt new thoughts and innovations, enjoy with the pace of the modern and advanced lifestyle and be on the cutting-edge living technology.
But then, sometimes it is sensible to stop by and look back to your past, relax for a while, see if you are not missing anything, learn from that and only then...continue the rest of the journey!!
You all have a happy week ahead...:)



Place-Philadelphia, PA. Camera-Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with 50mm Canon lens

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Liberty Bell


The Liberty Bell, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American bell of great historic significance. The Liberty Bell is perhaps one of the most prominent symbols associated with the American Revolution and the American Revolutionary War. It is one of the most familiar symbols of independence, abolition of slavery, nationhood and freedom within the United States, and has been described as an international icon of liberty




Tradition tells of a chime that changed the world on July 8, 1776, with the Liberty Bell ringing out from the tower of Independence Hall summoning the citizens of Philadelphia to hear the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence by Colonel John Nixon.



Why is Pennsylvania misspelled on the bell?

Inscribed on the Bell is the quotation, "By Order of the Assembly of the Province of Pensylvania for the State House in Philada."
The spelling of "Pennsylvania" was not at that time universally adopted. In fact, in the original Constitution, the name of the state is also spelled "Pensylvania."


References:
www.ushistory.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Bell



Place-Philadelphia, PA. Camera-Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with 18-55mm Canon lens

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Hips Don't Lie...

Ladies up in here tonight
No fighting, no fighting
We got the refugees up in here
No fighting, no fighting

Shakira, Shakira


I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man wants to speak Spanish
Como se llama (si), bonita (si), mi casa (si, Shakira Shakira), su casa

Shakira, Shakira

Baila en la calle de noche
Baila en la calle de día

Baila en la calle de noche
Baila en la calle de día



Place-Baltimore, MD, Camera-Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with 50mm Canon lens

Sunday, September 09, 2007

Shenandoah valley...

...So there are few glimpses of the Shenandoah valley trip. We hiked something around four miles on this trail and you know, it was only Green, Green n Green wherever eyes fell upon...!



















Place - Shenandoah Valley, VA. Camera-Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with 28-90 Canon lens

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Starry, starry night



Starry, starry night.

Paint your palette blue and grey,

Look out on a summer's day,

With eyes that know the darkness in my soul.


-Don McLean's




Well I tried doing something like this when I was at Acadia, but I couldn’t...I couldn’t figure it out and missed it badly....I got little nervous that time and decided next time when I see stars in the sky I shouldn’t miss it by any means.

On this Labor day weekend, I camped at Virginia's Shenandoah Valley with my cousins. After delicious (n spicy ;) barbeque dinner, we were chilling out near camp-fire...when I saw up, I was extremely stunned by the sight...almost thousand of stars were shining in the sky making the whole place so phenomenal...so romantic! Now this time I didn’t want to miss the shot. I unwrapped my camera and got ready to shoot it...BUT! But there were all odds waiting for me. My torch batteries died, I was out of candles and as it was nearly 11-15 ish, according to campground rules, I was not allowed to turn on car lights. It was pitch dark and I was absolutely blind to frame the picture through lens...I had no clue where to see and what to frame. And suddenly, I got an idea. I got clicked that I could use my cell phone’s light to see the camera readings...wow! I got excited and started clicking shots with the help of that cell phone’s light. I thought I got it....I achieved it. But....but alas, all pictures in preview were showing me just a big, dark, flat rectangle. By this time I got frustrated... for last 40 mins I was trying hard and what I got is nothing. I had forgotten all lessons for shooting the stars and that means, I was going to miss this most awaiting shot this time toooo! But I was not ready to give up, I wanted it at any cost, so I tried once again, I tried to remember all those notes, stretched my memory, changed all camera settings...and I clicked it! It was nearly 12-00, I exposed the shot for 10 mins and finally.....finally what I got is THIS!....the shot which talk about Earth's spinning and revolving motion. The motion of stars what you see in the picture is really the motion of earth.
When I saw the preview, I was all set for a good sleep...:)




Place -
Shenandoah Valley, VA. Camera-Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with 28-90 Canon lens