Woke late after a late Wednesday night party – a small rain-storm was just about dissipating, finally giving way to a gorgeous clear and bright October sky. The weather in Simla was crisp without being too cold. We did still turn on the hot-air blowers in the rooms during the evenings and mornings to counter-act [...]
Tag Archive 'Mashobra'
… to the mountains, again and again.
Apricot liqueur sunset
Posted in Daman Nath, Mashobra, Shimla, Sidhora, sunset on Jul 12th, 2010
Baldian [near Mashobra] July 5th 2010. A lovely dram or two of home made Apricot liqueur and a great view of Shali Peak during a sunset walk from Baldian to Sidhora….
Another trip to Mashobra
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. [...]
B&Ws
Posted in Black and White, Mashobra, Shimla on Sep 11th, 2009
Remembering Simla. A few images had stuck in my mind as “black and white” from when I was making them … needed to be converted and I finally got around to doing them today evening. the Deodar tree on the way to Narkanda and the view of Sanjauli bazaar especially …   Â
Solitude in Mashobra
Posted in cottage, family, Mashobra, mist, Moon, rock, Shimla, Sidhora, sunset on Jul 4th, 2009
A few days of solitude, setting-up and  living at our cottage at Sidhora near Baldian [Mashobra]. Watching the mist and the lovely sunset colors….  Our cottage ~ A Gurudwara at Pinjore ~ The mist at Mashobra ~ The temple at Fagu [2] ~ The temple at Narkanda ~ Plant and rocks on the Narkanda road [...]
PhotoShop CS4 and ACR5 – brilliant stuff!
Posted in ACR, Adobe, Mashobra, Photography, Photoshop on Oct 23rd, 2008
The recent release of Adobe Photoshop CS4 and the subsequent update of Adobe Camera Raw v.5 [ACR] is just superb. The processing speed of large NEFs and PSD files is much improved over CS3, many new features added, etc….but one little addition in ACR5 is just best of all – the Graduated Filter option. Bye [...]