Valiant

This tree was standing tall defending himself against those roaring clouds ready to pour everything that they had on what seemed to them an insignificant existence; while the tree putting up a rather valiant effort to fend-off the obvious.

Personally, I just loved the combination of this tree and the thundering clouds at the backdrop. I had clicked this one at the b/w tone simply to create the desired effect.

Cluster

Here, there is not much of an intense thought process involved as far as the tag goes. The tag is almost self-explanatory, representing a cluster of marble pieces concentrated at one place. Its just an abstract and a visual portrayal of the word 'Cluster'. As far as particulars are concerned, this picture had been taken at this suburban restaurant that I had visited.

Dimensions

Often we view our lives in varied dimensions. We all have diverse perspectives, individualistic ideas and more often than not, conflicting opinions about well, everything. And all these varied and wide-ranging dimensions circumscribe a life.

Actually, to be quite honest I didn't at all intend to take this picture, it's just that I was walking on the road altering a few camera settings to click something else, but there I found this, I guess was just lucky enough to click this one!!!

Hierarchy

Four elevated water pipes neatly synchronized in a well-defined style, as if to lend firmness and solidity to the edifice. That's all that I was thinking while taking this picture. It was just a casual walk alongside the station road when I noticed this strucutre and was quite amused by its design. Not that, there was any novelty element in it but i quite liked this false impression of 'seemingly' following a chain of command that was created by these water pipes. As for particulars this place is the Railway Colony at Bandra.

Porous

Here, the layout of the structure speaks for its title. I just loved the way how the entire wall has been engraved into a partly slabbed, partly holed arrangement giving it a very porous look for anything to pass through and back again. Generally such walls are found at several places, forming a part of what one may call the retro architecture. But at times, the most simplest of architecture can look most stunning.

Intermittent Light

This was completely a chance click. I was in the car going somehwere, when i had clicked this picture.... Barely expecting the photo to come out the way it has!!!

However when I saw the end result, it completely took me by surprise. I really liked the way how sunrays fall over the trees creating a black-out sort of an effect. Moreover I loved the arrangement of the trees here, One lagging behind the other.... Initially I was to title it as "Dance" owing to such an arrangement. However later, thought more for this title.

Relationship

I have dedicated this picture to my sister.

'Relationship' is the first word that came to my mind immediately after I clicked this picture. I think all the relationships are special by virtue of them being relationships. And all relationships have a certain essence which binds it beatifully.... and that's what I attempt to show here. The different petals indicate different phases in a relationship; sometimes very extraordinary and at times very basic, but what really binds a relationship is its essence, which lies in its truthfullness, honesty and respect. One may say that I might be generalising here, but it is just that this is the way how I see a relationship...

Celebrity

In a way this was a chance click. I was just walking by this small lane when somewhere from nowhere these leaves fell on to the ground right in front of me. So yeah, one may not be wrong in saying that i clicked this photograph only because the leaf fell.But personally, I just loved the play of colours here....

A pleasantly green leaf falling on earth while being bestowed by intense sunlight only to make it look so empyrean. And as I speak about the leaf falling and breathing its last, I only get reminded of this beatiful poem by Rumi:-

I died as a mineral and became a plant,

I died as a plant and rose to animal,

I died as animal and i was a man.

Why should I fear? When was I less by dying?

- Jalal ad-din Muhammad Balkhi Rumi

Ignorance...

There is a fine line of difference between silence and ignorance....

At times we choose to remain silent & then there are times when we just "sleep over" things. And that’s what I attempt to show here. The sealed lips indicates silence where as closed eyes show the signs of being uninformed, and the whole frame in its entirity indicates Ignorance. Not that I m being preachy or anything but since I am talking about silence, ignorance and all such things I'd just like to urge all those who visit my blog [if any] to go ahead and please vote. And as I speak of it a beautiful verse which has been written by a friend strikes me:

But parasthi se hame aakhir kya fayda,

Gar Khuda insaan hota, toh aaina hi kafi tha.

- Amit julka

Network

Here there is not much of an intense thought involved so far as the description goes. To put it simply, I just loved the way how each water pipe is conneected to another one and that in turn is connected to the other one as if forming a network of water pipes.....

This is also a form of architecture and personally, i think its simply outstanding!!!

Reminiscences

Reminiscences implies everything. Reminiscences of all the best and the worst times I've ever had, reminiscences of all the good and the bad things....and also of those which fall somewhere in between, reminiscences of all such memories which form an inherent part of my existence, a few reminiscences of me- somewhere lost and then found again!!!

As for particulars I was just passing by one of those very silent alleys when i noticed this abandoned lawn- the sight quite fascinated me!!!

Solitude

Quite honestly, I had taken this picture very casually. I was on my way to this coffee shop just a few yards away from where I stay. So I just decide to walk when I see him asleep. Not that I was witnessing this sight for the first time, but for some reason I thought of taking a picture of it. I have always seen him randomizing across the streets and chasing behind cars and eating fodder. But this moment was his solitude. Solitude often has a negative connotation, but at this moment it seemed that he was proving the theory wrong. This moment was all about his comfort, his repose, his luxury and yeah, definitely his Solitude.