rays of hope

This was taken on top of Khed Ghat on Pune - Nashik Highway next to Rajgurunagar. Comments and Critics are welcome.

rays of hope, originally uploaded by nilesh.gawde.

captured in mid air...

These are few shots that I manage to capture in the air. Please give Comments and Critics on it. These were captured in High Shutter Speed.

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gold..

These are some marigold flower that I shot in my company garden. Lens used was Sigma 70-100 APO DG Macro.

Celebrating 1000 Visitors..

Dear Friends and well wishers,

Today my blog reached One Thousand Unique Visits.

This has became possible because of your love and affection towards me. I thank you all for the response that you have given for my blog and my efforts to maintain it.

Thank you all.

regards
nilesh

pigeon on the roof

pigeon on the roof, originally uploaded by nilesh.gawde.

After saving themselves from rains, these pigeons were cleaning themselves and were getting ready for the new flight.

Sky over Pune - June 2010

These monsoon days, Sky over Pune is very dramatic during mornings and evenings. Captured some sky from my terrace.

Last weekend I tested my Sigma 70-300 APO DG  Macro in my terrace. Took some flower closeups and macros handheld. Sharing them with you here.

1. These are flowers of Tulasi. Technical name "Ocimum tenuiflorum"

2. A variety of Marigold flower

3. Close-up shot of petals of Kardali in marathi. Don't know its english name :(

First Rain..

Monsoon has arrived, and this time in time.. as per predictions by  Indian Meteorological Department :D

Last week it showered heavily in Pune. I could manage to capture the drops of first rains.

a very short story... Part II

and here is the second part of a very short story..

Something goes wrong with them. she is angry with him

The distance between them has increased.... something is seriously wrong..

ooops... she lefts him alone...

that's the end of a very short story..

a very short story... Part I

This is a very short story that I shot from my terrace. Hope you all like it.

Our Hero..

Singing for his beloved

and here comes his beloved..

another divine morning..

Same church, from Padmavati, near Satara Road, Pune

Divine morning..

Taken from Padmavati, on Pune Satara Road

Its War above in the sky...

Taken on 28.06.2009 at 8.47PM from my terrace from my Nikon D40x attached with Nikkor 12-24 @ 12mm. Manual Exposure of 27.6sec with F-stop of F5 and ISO200. Camera was mounted on Tripod.
The colors of the wall are due to street light and light from my Kitchen window.
The clouds were marching very fast and i thought of giving a try. this is my first attempt for something like this.

Communication with Lord

Cellphone Tower on Mathoba Tekdi, in Hinjewadi, Pune. Taken from my office window.

Sun. . .

Someone threw ping-pong ball on the terrace during snacks break. The rain has just stopped and in the water i could see the reflection of the ball. The colors were so fresh and vibrant that the ball looked like a small sun to me.

Moon...

Happy Friendship Day!!

Wish you all a Very Happy Friendship Day!!!

Photography Institutes in India...

I've tried to compile list of some of the institutes offering photography courses in India.

• National Institute of Photography, Dadar, Mumbai
  This is the first ISO Certified Photography Institute in India.
  Courses offered are Certificate course in Basic, Advance Photography and 6 months Practicle Oriented Diploma in Fashion Photography.
  

Waiting for his turn

Rains are delayed in Maharashtra this year. In Pune, people are facing problem of water shortage. Municiple Corporation has cut-off water supply by 30%.

Burning Sky

Took this photo from Websym's terrace.
आकाशात निखारे धगधगत आहेत असा भास होत होता.