Progression from fairies and butterflies; to bugs, to scary monsters; to pop-stars.... you can tell what age your kid is from that! Halloween once again, and the excitement to be there at the Carnival at school in the evening. Mannat could hardly contain herself! A Pop Star carved pumpkin [complete with a microphone made from a tabletenis ball and bit of plastic tubing] and a star spangled denim outfit with lots of jangly «jewellery» completed and rounded-off her day.

I enjoyed walking through the AIS/D corridors all aglow with psychedelic and ultraviolet lighting - making the white paper sheets on the cork-boards glow all blue and purple. People took on an ethereal look... floating from the darkness into the light at the end of the corridors into the brightly lit rotundas....

Halloween 2008. Enjoyed it but glad its done and over!

This should have been a really nice shot! The Shutki / Chutki-traders [Dried fish trader] store was really interesting [and did I mention that it stank to high-heavens? yes I did], the trader had a nice face to photograph, the light was nice but low....Instead of taking my time I shot at high ISO and slow shutter without enough care. Anyway, I processed the blurred image a bit differently and came up with this version. I find it interesting. And different to my «usual» style.

The two girls were playing by the window this afternoon, and I saw this lovely soft light coming in through the sheer blinds of the window and highlighting Erin's face - the combination of the soft light on her face, her purple top and the egg-shell wall background looked so delicate and pretty. A quick grab of the camera, luckily had the 80-200 lens on already, and 3 frames in quick succession got me three nice portraits. This one is my favorite pick of the 3.

 And one of Mannat.