26 May 2008

Kathiri

You start wondering if there is something wrong with the summer in Madras, when the breeze at 4.00AM in the morning has a slight nip to it, and sleeping in the terrace of one's house becomes that tad bit difficult.
A nice jog at 5.00AM feels much better than what it used to the previous week.

I love this city !

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21 May 2008

Irritation

is when you carefully arrange the pieces of plastic and metal (read 100cc and 150cc bikes) in a motorcycle parking lot to park your Royal Enfield, and a guy comes around, jumps on the bike next to yours and drives away. It makes you gnash your teeth at him for not having parked it in a compact manner in the first place.

is when you take out your SLR in a hurry to capture that nice butterfly with an amazing DOF, get your settings ready, and the butterfly decides to fly away.

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20 May 2008

group-2


group-2
Originally uploaded by shyamk
group photograph taken of the chennai trekkers on the top of ombattu gudde

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15 May 2008

outside_view


outside_view
Originally uploaded by shyamk



Photo taken during the 6th chennai photowalk. A (HDR) view of the world from the Kapaleeshwarar temple tank

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firefox-logo


firefox-logo
Originally uploaded by shyamk
I liked the position of the firefox logo just above the wheels of the bus !


Photo taken during the 6th chennai photowalk.

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cloud-view


cloud-view
Originally uploaded by shyamk



A HDR of a cloud pattern against the kapaleeshwarar temple wall pattern taken during the 6th chennai photwalk. The cloud pattern is not satisfactory.

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kulam-view


kulam-view
Originally uploaded by shyamk



A HDR of the temple from the Kapaleeshwarar tank, Mylapore bus stand end.

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Beginning

A great beginning to a day is overcast skies, with a mild wind. You then run 8kms and swim for another km.

_That_ is the perfect way to begin you day.

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Virtual Machines

It is better to have a linux host and Windows virtual machine, than to have a windows host and a linux virtual machine. I am talking in terms of responsiveness of both the host and guest.

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10 May 2008

Hat Trick

ஹட் ற்றிச்க் எடுத்த தமிழ் தம்பி பாலாஜி-க்கு வாழ்த்துக்கள். அவரை சீகிரமாக தேசிய டீமில் பார்பதற்கு எங்கள் ஆசிகள்

ஷ்யாம்

(Congratulations to Brother Balaji for Hat trick and hope to see him quickly back into the Indian Team)

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09 May 2008

santa-maria-2-hdr


santa-maria-2-hdr
Originally uploaded by shyamk
A HDR of the Santa Maria beach, Los Cabos, Mexico.

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blackbuck


blackbuck
Originally uploaded by shyamk
A blackbuck that I spotted in a biological park, during my stay in Mexico. Is that really a blackbuck or something else ?

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08 May 2008

butterfly-1


butterfly-1
Originally uploaded by shyamk

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butterfly-2


butterfly-2
Originally uploaded by shyamk

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butterfly-4


butterfly-4
Originally uploaded by shyamk

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butterfly-3


butterfly-3
Originally uploaded by shyamk

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butterfly-6


butterfly-6
Originally uploaded by shyamk

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butterfly-5


butterfly-5
Originally uploaded by shyamk

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butterfly-7


butterfly-7
Originally uploaded by shyamk

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butterfly-8


butterfly-8
Originally uploaded by shyamk

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07 May 2008

Kelamal

After a long time Rahman uses his violins nicely in this song. Surprisingly enough, this was not all that a big hit !

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06 May 2008

Surya, Shah Rukh Khan & Six Pack

I do not understand all the fuss behind Surya's (and previously Shah Rukh Khan's) six pack. Then again, in a world where hitting the gym to maintain oneself fit is still regarded as waste-of-time, it would definitely seem out of place.

Grow up guys. Please stop those forwards and hit the gym to get one for yourself.

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