Experiments with Macro Photography

Experiments with macro photography with my new camera

Close-up of a gladiolus flower

Hibiscus

Close-up

Limes

Holy Basil

Close up of a lemon floret

Pujas 2007

Bijoya
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Sindur khela over . . .

Meandering through North Calcutta's narrow streets, the bisorjon procession makes its way towards the Ganges.


Bijoya at my grandmother's house will not start till they return after the immersion

Another procession.. this time in New Alipore...


Central Avenue at 8.30 PM on Dashami night.


Red Road at 3.00 PM.


A pandal in North Calcutta. This time eco-friendly pavilions are in. Some Pujo watchers see a move away from bling to an emphasis on artistry and authenticity.


Close up of one of the statues made of eco-friendly jute in a pandal in North Calcutta

Some more pictures . . .

Dhunuchi Nach - New Alipore Association Pujo


Dhunuchi Naach on Astami evening

Sandhi Pujo

TV Networks hard at work covering the Puja Celebrations... this one inside Avishikta Housing Complex on EM Bypass

The mandatory CPIM stall in Chetla. They are even catering to children...

Some pictures from the New Alipore Association Puja from yesterday evening.

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Durga Puja in Kolkata

Happy Pujas to everyone . . .

Durga Puja in New Alipore in 2006

Sandhi Puja in progress

Interesting pictures

A set of interesting pictures. . . .

Bangkok Airport... 6.15 AM. Even at this hour, you can still see Indians hovering around the duty-free booze counters

Another advertisement media . . .
KL, Malaysia, June 2007.
May be after outdoors, will be the next big thing in India...

The decisive moment!


These characters were to guard the visiting dignitary (possibly Condi Rice) at the Forbidden City in Beijing. September 2006

An afternoon meeting . . .perhaps
Interestingly, the lady was trying to shield her face from the camera. The man looked on unperturbed.
Shot from a taxi. Beijing, September 2006

Too close . . .Literally inches away from the deer.
Deer Park, near Shantiniketan, July 2004

Some new pictures of Jeanie

Some new pictures of Jeanie . . .

Well, it could be her first proper portrait . . . at last looking like a dignified lab

That's even better... with the new Fuji Finepix S5700 camera at 10x zoom

Up close and personal . . .

Ships, March 2005

Haldia Port, March 2005

LPG Tanker . . . the all important red lifeboat seems to stand out against the white superstructure

The tanker at dusk

Singapore and Malaysia, August 2005

Singapore, August 2005

A classic Mamiya RB67 gathering dust at a Photographer's studio.
The photographer has shifted from his core competence and gets his customers high priority Malaysian Visas. He is incidentally just across the street from the Malaysian Embassy in Singapore.

Singapore Skyline from the front of the new parliament building

Stamford Raffles . . . against the Singapore skyline

"S.E.X. and the City" sells even in strict Singapore

The Adelphi . . . the audiophile mecca in Singapore

The High Court decked up for the independence day celebrations

The signs explains it . . .

China Town at Night

Another view of China Town

Tea anyone? A herb tea stall in Chinatown

The only church in central KL

KL Skyline.. the twin towers are hidden behind the OCBC Bank building

War Memorial, KL

National Mosque, KL

Flamingos at Jurong Bird Park, Singapore

I don't like you!

Brilliant colors

A pink dolphin in Sentosa

Leafy seahorse at Sentosa Underwater World

Regular seahorse

Sentosa Boat Quay at dusk

Homeward bound. . .flying out of Changi, Singapore