2009..Here I Run..2010....

I wish that I could run,
Run into this world of photography of mine,
But Instead, I am just stuck here in office,
Until the clock strikes nine

And when no work hits me hard,
I enter into the web world of mine,
Where I sit, browse and drowse
Charming the beauties all the time

But then it strikes me of all,
How long will I be able to take this nonsense fall?
Scared to face this ruthless society,
Scared to break the shackles its set

So maybe it time to run,
To lope, jog and sprint
In the world of photography of mine
Back to the place I belong.

Congratulation !!!

Super Excited!!! My photographs have been published in the ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHY November 2009 issue. I had submitted the Ajanta & Ellora trip photographs in September this year and hadn’t heard from them since then. Luckily got to visit the Crossword store today and was truly amazed to have got my photographs published in the well known photo magazine.

Its wonderful for an amateur photographer to have got his photographs published. Cant express the feeling through words.
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Excerpt:

Dear Asian Photography,
I would like to this opportunity to share the photographs of my visit to Ajanta and Ellora caves. The Unesco World heritage sites are located near Aurangabad in Maharashtra. The rock-cut cave monuments dating from the second century BCE, contain paintings and sculpture considered to be masterpieces of Buddhist religious art.

The photos had been taken in January 2009 from my Canon 1000D, predominately using the 18-55mm lens. I was amazed by the sheer beauty of the sculptures and paintings, thereby inspiring me to capture this truly world class state of art.

I hope these publications encourage more Photo Enthusiastic to visit and appreciate the history engulfed in this art.

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Thanks ASIAN Photography and I shall impatiently await the besotted prize.

Marriage - Not mine though

Its Raining Marriages. My school friends are getting married, My college friends are doing the same and my cousin seems to be following it too. I juealised that i have recieved atleast 15 mail invites in that last 1 week. Wow, Its raining Marriages for Sure.

Anyways, until i aint marrying, i have nothing to worry. So cheers to all who got married and a greater cheers to those who are still single and very much eligible.

Stuck in my Glorious Past

One day, as i was lazing about, God appeared out of nowhere and started a conversation.

God: Mr. Saish, where are heading to?

Saish: Me? Nowhere God. where do i need to go. Its such a lovely place up here.

God: You mean you arent heading anywhere in Life?

Saish: Errr.

God: Are you atleast waiting for someone?

Saish: Yup, my friends. They have gone somewhere but will be back soon.

God: haha. Poor Boy. They have all moved ahead in a new world and a new life.

Thats when it hit me that “There's only one me, and I'm stuck with him.”

A Sweet Pull Off...

Wow!! After a long time in my three and half years of my career i have finally been able to pull something off. And this moment is something to be cherished. People say there comes a time for evrything and guess my time had come. I somehow believe in a combination of destiny and luck, as they tend to do magic for some and agony for others. It's tough to routinly work on same thing again and again without rewards. But when it does come, the routine task does not look routine any more. Anyways over the years, i have learned of what needs to be done on work front and specifically what needs to be ignored.

Ladies and Gentleman - A big wow to me and my hard work. Cheers.

A guilt Free Life

Its late at night. And as always i wondering and thinking. I am thinking of me. What am i doing wrong? And why is my right's taking a backseat to my wrongs. I want to ignore the wrong's and lead a guilt free life. I just want to live a fairytale life.

"I aint confused. I am just mixed too well"

Kas Lake, Pune

Picture Perfect

Camera: Canon EoS 1000D
Lens: 55-250 mm
Shutter Speed: 1/4000
Aperture: f 5.6
Place and Time : Daulatabad Fort, Aurangabad @ 5.30 pm

Description:
The shot was taken at Daulatabad Fort, Aurangabad. A tourist was busy clicking photographs of his friends, at the peak of the fort against the dusk.

He got his Picture Perfect and I got mine.

Rest In Peace

"Life lives, life dies. Life laughs, life cries. Life gives up and life tries. But life looks different through everyone's eyes"

Windows Wide Open

Place: Pune University

Timing: 6.00 pm

Reason: Dying of boredom. What better then to spend time capturing images.

Snapshots of Life

Its indeed difficult to give a jist of ones life in one page. There are so many things that have been good, so many that have been bad and so many that have changed your perspective on life.

Alas, i had to highlight a few in my office collage competion and i did that throught this collage. it highlight my current thoughts on my life. Won the runner up prize for this, but guess i think i shld have won.

who said Life isnt fair. i am indeed listening.

P.S: 5000+ hits. Not bad eh.

Paint My Life

You Guys believe in Destiny. I had started to do. 6 months is all i ask to repaint my Life.

"Believing that Life is based on destiny, is one thing; Allowing destiny to mend your life is Another "

Uttaranchal- Faces that Count

I feel One should travels for two things - To see new places and understand the people that reside there - Culture, food, lifestyle and thougths. A place without people is a like a body without a Soul.

The people in Uttaranchal are very friendly. I dont know - if it's because of tourism or its genuine. I felt the second was right. The people of Uttarnchal Stood Out in my journey to make it worth every bit of it , In all terms of it- Hospitality, food, info and help.

Would like to Thank few people for making the journey special: Anuj ( Professional Adventurist and can surely help you plan your trip -09411384804, Ram Singh - Hotel incharge @Joshimath and excellent cook, Vishal and Ruchir for their important tips and Billoo the Horse @ Auli.

And offcourse to the unknown ones....

“What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things instead of using people and loving things"

Delhi Express

I had reached to the end of my memorable tour and the day had sadly come to return back to Pune. In the concluding part of the journey, Delhi was just a pit stop and not the finish line. So with a heavy heart, I left Dehradun in the morning at 7 pm via the Uttaranchal State transport bus. The buses to delhi ply every half an hour and the tickets are available only at the counter (No reservations plz). Preferably please take the AC bus, as the jourmey is quite mundane and if have the need to travel further to Delhi.

Reaching Delhi, i called up my two old buddies, Mr. Vij and Mr. Sah and got to know that i further need to travel for an hour to reach to their place. Rs. 120 was the target fare given to me and i was told not to pay a penny more then that. I spent the next half an hour confidently bargaining with Rickshaw fellas and finally suceeded to find one. Half an hour of my precious time gone and i didnt have more than 4 hours left for my flight.

WIth limited time, the only Plan now that stuck me was to get these fellas to take me to the nearest Restaurant and have a nice cold beer and exchange important notes (Gossip and updates). However the next few hours spent at Delhi left me fully satiated and excited. My plan was put to a halt, the car bought out and we Zoomed around for a quick Delhi Darshan. The must see places were quickly mapped and zeroed down under.

• Quenched my thirst with Flavoured Milk at Cannaught Palace
• Zoomed fast in the Metro
• Gave a Salute at the India Gate
• Shot the Rashtrapathi Bhawan
• Glanced at the Parliament
• Ate Gol Guppa and Chat
• Eyed the Delhi hotties
• And most Importantly exchanged Notes while travelling

Wat more could i ask for?....Luv you guys, you made my day....

"You only live once - but if you work it right, once is enough"

Mussoorie

Hrishikesh- Aarthi at Parmarth and Trviveni Ghat

" When you get in touch with the Almighty, you are bound to get in touch with Yourself"

Auli

Famous for: Skiing destination of India
How to reach: Travel to Joshimath- Take the cable car and reach to the base camp. Another option is to drive by car right to the base camp.
Cable Car Travel: This is the highest and longest cable car in the world and constructed by GNVML. They charge Rs. 500/- per person. But I guess it’s worth the ride.
Season: October to February. But to me, this place is simply too attractive. I recommend a 365 days holiday season.

Tips:

• Don’t stop at the base camp. The real beauty of Auli lies about 1.5 kms above base camp. Take a phony ride or just walk. But get you ass there to see the real Uttaranchal.
  A pony ride for 2 is approximately 500/-. You can still negotiate, as this is India.
• The cable car ride has a fixed time plan. They allow you for a stay of 1 hour at the base. Talk to station master, convince him that you are more than just a tourist and spend the day up there enjoying the view.
• A must visit for Photographers. Recommended visit time is 4-6 pm as the cable car services starts only at 8 am in the morning.

“I wish to travel to the deepest corners of this world, just to satiate my hunger for the next shutter click”