Posted in family, Mashobra, Naldehra, Shimla, Sidhora, sunrise, sunset on Jan 1st, 2010
A very happy new year to all! Dec 25th to 30th 2009. A lovely visit to Simla/Sidhora/Mashobra, yet again. Long walks through the pine forests. Freezing cold during the early mornings, but just great regardless. Lovely skies in the mornings and evenings. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Click the thumbnails for the full photo. [...]
Posted in Fall, Mashobra, Moon, nature, Shimla, Sidhora, sunrise, sunset on Dec 5th, 2009
Beautiful time of the year in Simla with the colors turning. 4 days of bliss! Click HERE for few assorted images in a slide-show. If you cannot view the FLASH slide-show, try THIS LINK for a basic-view gallery. [The last image in the series, the snow-capped Himalayan Range was taken from the 'plane between Chandigarh and Delhi.] [...]
Posted in Heritage, Hindu, mist, Ruins, Sonargaon, Stein Naevdal, sunrise, temple on Nov 22nd, 2009
22nd Nov 09. Morning trip to Sonargaon village with Stein. We intended to get there well before 7am so that we could scout out a vantage point to watch and photograph the sunrise. A slight delay, but we still got there in time to watch the sky turn magenta at pre-dawn to a grey pink [...]
Posted in Balu River, boat, Peacock, Photography, river, Stein Naevdal, sunrise on Nov 21st, 2009
A photo trip with good friend Stein Naevdal up the Balu River aboard the Peacock - a traditional Bangladeshi motorized sailboat boat – on 20th November early morning just as the sun was rising. We got to Tolna [coordinates: 23°51'1.00" N 90°28'24.26"E] just before 7 AM in time to see the Peacock pulling up to the small [...]
Posted in Balu River, boat, fishermen, nature, river, sunrise, Ujwala Prabhu on Oct 16th, 2009
An early morning trip to Isapura village [23°49'37.72" N 90°29'19.09" E] near Dhaka today, with Ujwala. We left early [just after 6] and the light was beautiful while we were on the way, thought it would be gone by the time we reached our destination…. but luckily we got there well in time to watch [...]
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, eclipse, sun, sunrise on Jul 22nd, 2009
Total [92.7%] Solar Eclipse, Dhaka Bangladesh 22 July 2009. The morning started out bright but gradually a cloud cover spread over. Luckily, a wind kept blowing the clouds out fast and we had many nice glimpses of the progression of the eclipse through the gaps. Waiting for the Sun   Ah! Suddenly, it had started! [...]