MY SHUTTER CLICKS:: A PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG

In the Land of the Thunder Dragon

2011-03-21T22:17:00.001-07:00

DATE	MAP POINTS	PLACES
27 Feb	1 to 2	home - Siliguri
28	2 to 3	Siliguri - Guwahati
1 Mar	3	Guwahati
2	3 to 4	Guwahati - Gelephu (Bhutan)
3	4 to 5	Gelephu - Trongsa
4	5	Trongsa
5	5 to 6	Trongsa - Thimpu
6	6	Thimpu
7	6 to 2	Thimpu - Siliguri
8	2 to 1	Siliguri - home

Here we are, on the road again. This time marshalling for the 4th Indo Bhutan car Rally. A hectic schedule covering long distances each day with a bunch of Hari Sadu to deal with. A trip tonned with travel quantity, not up to the quality as expected.

Well I been thinking bout the future
But I'm too old to pretend
It's such a waste to always look behind you
Should be lookin' straight ahead

Yeah, I'm gonna have to move on
Before we meet again

'The Vahana'

For whom the bell tolls

'Kamakshya Mandir'

Miles to go

Bridging the gap

map pointing practical class

Sumanta & Papa Dats

Gotham City

Winding

Hey You

Cradle of Earth

Roadhouse Blues

Smiling Chacha

Pray on the way

Photo please

Kausikda & 'The Vahana'

yes I'm free... free falling

Golden Langur

Oh Twisted Me

Good morning Trongsa

Return of the Pteridophytes

Mr. Lonely

He's the one
Who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along

Trongsa Jung- The oldest in Bhutan

Jhantuda & Tantuda - Time Control

Picturesque

Snowflakes, my pretty little snowflakes

Flagged

Smoke on the water
Fire in the sky

Kancha

Indian embassy golf course : Thimpu

Snowcapped

Taktsang Monastery (Tiger's Nest)

Taktsang closer

Taktsang

Taktsang from distance

sombra azul

Ribbons of blue, reminds me of you

'Inheritor of more than earth can give,
Passionless calm and silence unreproved,
Whether the dead find, oh, not sleep! but rest,
And are the uncomplaining things they seem,
Or live, or drop in the deep sea of Love;
Oh, that like thine, mine epitaph were--Peace!'

WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME

2010-06-03T12:15:00.001-07:00

TREKKING TO SANDAKPHU

A brief map of our trek route

Approx 61 kms in 5days. Seemed to be a tough job when we planned the trip, but was confident enough to jump ahead. The highest point of West Bengal, 'Sandakphu' at 3636 m altitude was calling.

I wanna run
I want to hide
I wanna tear down the walls
That hold me inside
I wanna reach out
And touch the flame
Where the streets have no name

I want to feel
Sunlight on my face
I see the dust cloud disappear
Without a trace
I want to take shelter from the poison rain
Where the streets have no name

U2 (The Joshua Tree: 1987)

'The Kingdom of Far Far Away '

'You ask what makes me sigh, old friend,
What makes me shudder so?
I shudder and I sigh to think
That even Cicero
And many-minded Homer were
Mad as the mist and snow.'
- W.B. Yeates

A temple (yellow) and a monastery in Manebhanjang, the starting point

আমার লিখন ফুটে পথ ধারে

Stairway to heaven

Enlightened

Manyabhanjang Village (Walking starts from here)

On you mark... get set...

Up up and away

Winding

Rosy cheeks, Dimple chin

Solitary grazing

Not I'm one, not I'm two...

All that's left behind

Pearl Jam

Disappearing Mist

Warmth

Roadside Pilgrimage

Inclined

Smiling

Lonely goat herd

Surprise corner

Wild Orchid

Singalila National Park Entry

Azul

Still to go

Light n' Shade

Seasons in the sun

Colors of life

Silhouette

Landscape

Bikheybhanjang Village from top. Last stop before Sandakphu.

Toward the unknown

Viewpoint reviewed: SANDAKPHU AT LAST

Darpan Rocks

Lady BIRD

How far can you go?

Sea of cloud

Lhotse (left), Mt. Everest (middle), Makalu (right)

Kanchenjangha

Sleeping Buddha [Kumbhakarna (left: head), Kanchenjangha (middle: torso), Pandim (right: foot)]

Climbing down

Sandakphu from below

Crossing

Through the jungle

Forest Burnt

After 11 km. still 2 km. downhill to Gurdung

Gurdung

The Rider

Landscape

Sikkim at night

Buddha Poornima

Full moon in Gurdung

Here we are, on the road again

Water water everywhere

Where the streets have no name

I wish I could fly

I want to feel, Sunlight on my face

I see the dust cloud disappear without a trace

Mr. Sunil Chetri(Our honorable guide), blogger.this and Mr. Darpan

blogger.this

The Darpans

Srikhola Hotel

Srikhola Trekker's hut

Hanging Bridge

Fishing Peter

Fishing

Tweeter

Hanging Bridge

Last day

Final Fantasy

Men may come and men may go...

Couple of hours more

Towards Rimbhik

Rimbhik

Jungle flavor

Roadscape

CHANDANNAGORE JAGADDHATRI PUJA 2008

2008-11-17T22:03:00.001-08:00

CHANDANNAGORE JAGADDHATRI PUJA 2008: A PHOTOGRAPHICAL JOURNEY

This is the first Jagaddhatri Puja with my own camera in hand. So followed indiscriminant clicking which resulted near about 1500 images within 5 days. Choosing the right images to upload was not an easy task, especially when you need to resize each image (approx 4-5 MB each) for the web. However I have chosen some random images from that collection so that there is at least one image from every aspect of the festival. (However time have not permitted me to click the initial preparations like the making of idol, pandal etc). Due to limiting to about 103 images from a set of 1500, there may be some good images left out, and some not so good are uploaded. I think you can enjoy these random selections. Please comment and let me know.

(I've noticed that the quality of some images suffered serious degradations due to resizing. I sincerely apologize for that and hope to get them redone soon. Thanks.)

BENARES

2008-10-13T22:06:00.001-07:00

A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY TO A 3000 YEARS OLD CITY

During October 2008, I visited Benares, one of the oldest cities in the world (estimated date of foundation dates back to 1200-1000 BC). Apart from the essence and charm that the city has gathered through the ages, it symbolizes the cultural and religious unity of India, being a holy city of the Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, and the Muslims.

With Ganga(Ganges) flowing by its side it has over hundreds of Ghats (steps leading to the river/watrbody). These ghats along with the winding bylanes of the city it is a good place to test your photography skills.

Looking Through

Manmandir Interior

Birds Eye

Color

Formation 1

Formation 2

Formation 3

Palace 1

Palace 2

Palace 3

Ready for the hunt

Bathe

Keeping pace with time

Manmandir Ghat at Night

White Kingfisher

Row row

Graffiti

Leaning Temple

Monikornika Ghat Temple top

Monikornika Ghat

Accessories

Under the same umbrella

Deity in between

Parrot Nest

Figure

Harischandra Ghat

Livin on a Prayer

Suryapranam Tribute to the sun

Humble Offerings

An Agent of HIM

Elderly Couple

Offering Lamp

Boat

Kehte Kabira sun bhai sadho...

Prayag Ghat

Manmandir

Benares City from Rail Bridge

Viswanath Temple ByLanes

Another Agent

Prayag Ghat

Shy Baba

Inside Manmandir

???

Benares Sunset

On the Journey

From the bridge

SARNATH

2008-10-13T22:00:00.001-07:00

Misty Morning

Gautam

Asoka Pillar

Dhamekha Stupa

Ruins

Dhamekha Stupa Walls

Morning Prayers

Studying Lama

Humble Offering

Smiling Lama

Resting in Ruins

Ruins

More Ruins

Dhamekha Stupa Base

Dhamekha Stupa Walls

THE MAKING OF GOD: PART I

2008-09-07T13:47:00.000-07:00

Bylanes of the Kumartully, Kolkata

The decorations in making

Thy Hand (Part II)

Crowded House

The righteous path

Face value

Close Up-turned

Ain't no use in complainin'
When you got a job to do...

Godly Smile

Face to face

Then there were colors

Wrinkle FREE

The Statue

... watching you

Midas touch

And to crown thy all...

The Idol

Prometheus Unbound

In Making

CHANDANNAGORE STRAND: THE BANK OF GANGA

2008-09-07T13:35:00.000-07:00

Take off

Breaking out of the frame

Splash

Thats what yellow means to me

Perspective

The Net

Up up and away...

Going down

Yes I am free..., free fallin

United we fall

From top

Bird's eye (Part - I)

Bird's eye (Part - II)