Gazebo Island

Quite, green and serene..

I got a free air ticket..

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I was sitting at the airport in Baton Rouge.. my flight was delayed for a couple of hours because of a storm... and then this butterfly comes from nowhere, lands on the glass window in front of me and reminded me that it has free air ticket! I would have loved to "picassa" it, but wanted to post it just like how it came out from my point and shoot camera..

Camouflage on lakeshore..

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Do you see a swan in the photo?... Well, neither do I... perfect camouflage :)...

Jokes aside, I liked the way the log blended in the sand...

No Fishing

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No Fishing! then no comments :)

I am Fuming!

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Peeled potato, fuming hot!

Keep moving.. I will take your place..

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...it seemed like the street light was saying just that to the sun.. I love the colors in this one.. Btw, this is coming straight out of my camera. No editing done..

Melting Sky

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I will not say much on this one.. picture is worth thousand words, isn't it?

Take the tube to...

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This old tube was just lying there.. just could not let go of the chance to take this shot! The remains early morning fog around the trees was just gorgeous..

God's Painting

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This picture is coming straight from the camera. No editing done..

Light at the sides (end?) of the tunnel

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This picture was shot while driving inside a tunnel. Straight from the camera with minor crop. Here it is with watercolor effect.

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Fire in the fountain

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Us

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This is my wife and I. This was a beautiful evening. We just could not miss taking this shot. Now, looking at the picture, can you guess who took the shot?

Thanks for the comments on yesterdays post. Have a great weekend!

 

Stop and See

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I shot this picture during one of my road trips to Florida. This building is located in the intersection of two state highways in a little town called Baker. Liked the effect that sunlight was creating on this red building. I did do a little crop and "I am feeling lucky" in Picasa. You can see the original image here. I kept the pedestrian crossing light in the frame because that is what gives it a "stop and see" effect.

Did I do justice by cropping this image? Please share your thoughts!

As always, a BIG "Thank you" for all of you who take your valuable time to visit and comment.

Giant in me - 2

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Yet another macro. I posted a different angle below (for perspective). I love this one better because of the color. Also, this angle makes it look huge. If you like this one you will like "Giant in me" that I posted a few days ago. Any comments?

PS: My wife shot the "Take off into sunset" shot from yesterday.

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Take off into sunset..

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Here is one more sunset shot. I sharpened the image in picasa. Is there anything else I could have done, with picasa, that would have made this image look better? Please share your thoughts and I will post process accordingly and post it in tomorrow suppliment post.
Thanks for your feedback!

Today's Suppliment post

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Some of you wanted to see a closeup shot of yesterday's macro flower. Here it is. I did some sharpening and added saturation to this. You have to zoom and see to appreciate the details. I personally liked yesterday's post better. Which one do you like? Let me know. Also here are some awesome macro shots from my friends at:
1. Sombras
2. Bhootakannadi

Enjoy!

Pick me, Pick me..

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One more macro shot! You will have to zoom it to appreciate the details! I applied very little soft focus to make the flower stand out!

Thanks for your comments on yesterday's shot.

Tomorrow I'll post another one of my favorite sunset shots. Please stop by and check it out!

 

Did the Sky fall down???

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As you can see, this is the reflection of an evening sky in a small puddle on the road. Color of the cloud was due to sunset. I purposely captured a little bit of asphalt to give it a perspective. Let me know how you like it.

Thanks to everybody who shared some valuable tips on macro photography.

Just took a shower..

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One more macro shot. I just love this. I always wanted to capture early morning dew drops on a flower. This was a perfect opportunity. This image looks awesome in 5MPs. I can send you one if you want to see it. Just send me a note.

Let me know how you like it. Is there anything that I should keep in mind while shooting a macro, that would improve shots like these? Let me know your thoughts!

Thanks again for taking time to visit!

Turbulence ahead..

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As you can see, this was shot from an airplane during one of my earlier trips. I like this shot because, you can see a little bit of land and some clouds as well. I shot this just before we entered a thick patch of clouds. Note the reflection in the wing. It faded as we enterd into the coluds.

Let me know how you like it.

Thanks for your comments on yesterdays post. Have a great weekend!

 

Big Red Dot

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This is one of my favorite sunset shots. This one is shot at Lake carlyle too. If I have to equate a feeling with this shot, it would be "peaceful"!. I just love the way it came out. No post processing. Hope you will like it as much as I do.

If you are new to my blog, here are someof my other sunset/sunrise shots:
1. Sunset at Lake Carlyle
2. Sunset Canoeing
3. Sunset
4. Nevada sunset

5. Sunset Splash

6. Golden Lake one last swim
7. Fired up!
8. There is spark between us

9. Sunrise

Also, if you like sunrise/sunset shots please do visit Azhar's The Daily Sunrise. He has some awesome shots there.

Thanks for taking time to visit!