Just Pictures

Moving Out

2007-01-18T10:14:00.000-08:00

Hi! Thanks for your continued support and checking back on this page. With a new camera in hand, I am moving out of blogger into my own domain. Please visit www.eternal-lights.net.

If you are a new visitor here, feel free to stick around for a while and navigate through the archives. And later on don't forget to visit me at www.eternal-lights.net!

See you there...

-Pavithra (Pya)

Retirement

2006-11-14T21:00:00.000-08:00

Coolpix 4500 27.3 mm, 1/250 s, f/8.3

Destination

2006-10-24T10:00:00.000-07:00

Coolpix 4500, 7.8mm, 1/1000 s, f/7.5

Scenic trail on Highway 1

Eye for a close-up

2006-10-18T19:16:00.000-07:00

Picture Info: Co0lpix 4500, 19.3mm, 1 s, f/3.8

I have always mused about my addiction to macros. What is it about looking closer at common objects that makes them special?

I recently came across this art of 'micro' photography that looks at everyday things under the very unique eye of the microscope at the molecular level. Check out the photo galleries on this site. http://molecularexpressions.com/

Endless Land

2006-10-14T16:40:00.000-07:00

Picture Info: Coolpix 4500, 14.7mm, 1/400, f/45.3

At Point Reyes National Seashore

Flow

2006-09-26T17:03:00.000-07:00

Picture Info: Coolpix4500, 1 sec, f/8.9

OK! Back to blogging! Hopefully the flow of pictures this time is as rapid as the one above...

To rejuvenate myself from the slump in creativity, I took quite a few vacations the last 2 months and one of them landed me in Niagara Falls. WOW!!!

I was testing my metering for some night shots of the falls when I clicked this one of the American Rapids. When I saw this on the computer, I was pretty impressed with the output (though now I want to go back there and try the same shot with a different exposure and aperture).

Hey! it's a start...so here's to a small start to what I hope is the Niagara of my photography!

Your move...

2006-07-24T20:26:00.000-07:00

Picture info: Coolpix 4500, 12.6 mm, 4 sec, f/3.5

Work has been very consuming, both time and energy. My posting frequency has reduced to a mere one a week!
I should really find sometime to exercise my brain...There's poker...But maybe I should start Chess too...

Surface

2006-07-17T19:47:00.000-07:00

Picture info: 16.2mm, 1/4 s, f/3.5

Insides of a Stargazer Lily

Ravages of time

2006-07-11T09:02:00.000-07:00

Picture info: Coolpix4500, 22.6mm, 1/300 s, f/8.4

Pensive

2006-07-07T19:08:00.000-07:00

Picture info: Coolpix4500, 30.9mm, 1/90 s, f/5

The same guy from last week. He was not camera shy at all, huh? Let me get very close to him and at times got pretty close to me forcing me to back away. Here he is pensive, looking yonder, thinking about what he has done in life so far and what lies ahead....

Fire in the sky

2006-07-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

July 4th Celebration at a local park
(all picutres taken at 4 seconds shutter speed)

The half full glass

2006-06-29T19:18:00.000-07:00

Picture info: Coolpix4500, 24.9mm, 1/140s, f/5.6

I have never tried capturing a butterfly before. This was my first attempt and sadly my only shot at it. The butterfly was posing just fine...My first click was not timed properly and I could not catch it with its wings fully open. I was just about click my next shot when this noisy, annoying kid walked behind me and scared my model away! :(

Atleast I got this; half-open (or half-closed?).

(I have been experimenting just too much with my template and the picture sizes. Hopefully this should stick.
Got suggestions? Please let me know)

You lookin' at me?

2006-06-27T20:24:00.000-07:00

Picture info: Coolpix 4500, 32mm, 1/200 s, f/8.2

This little fella actually scared me...He kept staring at the camera, threatening to pounce on me!
I have more of his friends and cousins coming up this week;)
Taken at the reservoir in Pinnacles National Monument

Reaching out

2006-06-25T19:57:00.000-07:00

Picture info: Coolpix4500, 28.2mm, 1/50 s, f/4.7

I feel pretty...

2006-06-22T21:01:00.000-07:00

Picture info: Coolpix 4500, 6.8mm, 1/100 s, f/3.2

So far so bad!

2006-06-20T19:41:00.000-07:00

(Ugh! This month has been very bad so far! I totally need a 'muti-tasking 101' carsh course!)

This past weekend, I went to the park with friends and what a hot day!!! But a nice day...we managed to play soccer, volleyball, catch, frisbee and some hiking and biking all in one day and ofcourse ended the day with some Poker! :)

Picture info: Coolpix4500, 9.6mm, 1/200 s, f/8

Standing tall

2006-06-15T21:52:00.000-07:00

Mount Shasta, 14 162 ft. (4317 meters)

Picture info: Coolpix 4500, 32mm, 1/600 s, f/10.3

Reflected Clarity

2006-06-13T11:22:00.000-07:00

Picture info: Coolpix 4500, 7.8mm, 1/300 s, f/7.5

Thanks for the comments on the previous post and aplogies for the very infrequent posting!
This picture was taken in the same lake as the previous post (the past...). Manzanita Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park. I was very happy to find this shot...a much better version of my previous Reflections.

And regarding the previous post, as Timmybomb pointed out, the contrast might be dull. That was intentional...I wanted to show the foreground (the present...) as dark and dead as possible and the background (the past with the alive and healthy trees) in a relatively bright light. That was the effect I was trying to bring out...

The past is behind...

2006-06-05T21:25:00.000-07:00

Picture info: Coolpix 4500, 12mm, 1/200 s, f/4.9

Post Processing: B&W conversion using Channel Mixer (PS)

Just Chilling!

2006-06-02T22:45:00.000-07:00

From last weekend's trip to the crater lake. Apparently we were the only ones let down by the weather. This winged friend was fine with the snow, so were his friends who were having so much fun they did not care to stop for a picture. (right behind this fella is where the 'deep blue' Crater Lake supposedly exists!)

Picture info: Coolpix 4500, 25.1mm, 1/1572.3 s, f/4.4
Post Processing: None

Fallen

2006-06-01T23:33:00.000-07:00

Trance

2006-05-31T19:37:00.000-07:00

Burney Falls

Picture Perfect

2006-05-30T20:43:00.000-07:00

Our Memorial weekend was spent with a trip to Northern CA and Oregon. This picture was taken en route to Crater Lake, OR. We met up with some unexpected wicked weather and got to see nothing of the lake, but the drive on highway 97 was just Picture Perfect!

Budding

2006-05-26T16:11:00.000-07:00

Nothing extra-ordinary about this shot. At first I did not know what it was...later found out this was actually a budding pine cone.

Finally!!! a long weekend after a long time! I will be gone for a few days and hoping to get back with some shots that SPEAK!!!

Sharp and Flat

2006-05-23T19:55:00.000-07:00

Help Me!!! I am going through a severe case of 'Macromania'. This is my 42nd post and my 19th Macro!!! Is there a cure?

(for those going 'eh???' over the title, I have focused on the F sharp/ G flat note on my Piano)

Blues

2006-05-20T09:47:00.000-07:00

Royal Addiction

2006-05-17T07:45:00.000-07:00

Inspired by a recent addiction to Poker.

Winner of last weekend's friendly tournament: Yours Truly:) No, I did not win with a Royal Flush. But I wish I had though...that'll be something to talk about forever, huh?

Celebrating Spring

2006-05-16T08:32:00.000-07:00

Turning over a new leaf

2006-05-11T07:11:00.000-07:00

After the sunset

2006-05-09T08:18:00.000-07:00

Turn here. There's...

2006-05-05T08:11:00.000-07:00

And it's Friday!!!:D

101 in 1 second...

2006-05-04T09:33:00.000-07:00

US Freeway 101 in 1 second...

Golden Gate

2006-05-03T08:11:00.000-07:00

A path to somewhere...

2006-05-02T08:30:00.000-07:00

This was taken a couple of months back, when it snowed in the Bay Area, CA...which is rather unusual for this part of California.
A short hike to Mission Peak and this was the sight that welcomed me.
A Panorama...

Update: May 04
Went by Ashwin's suggestion and bumped the saturation a little bit....
The grass is greener and the sky is bluer! Thanks Ashwin

Lovers' Lane

2006-05-01T07:55:00.000-07:00

Marina, San Francisco

Where are the footprints, God?

2006-04-28T11:12:00.000-07:00

"Dear God,
Last year when I was in Death Valley, I was feeling burdened; I was sad. So I walked in the sand to see if you were with me.
Then I turned back expecting to see 2 sets of footprints, or atleast one based on the story I have heard so many times.
I was shocked!
There were no footsteps. What happened God?"

Self Portrait

2006-04-27T08:20:00.000-07:00

Yes! this is my baby!!!

(this truly is a self portrait, not taken by a second camera, but reflection from a second mirror)

Reflections

2006-04-26T19:24:00.000-07:00

Innocence

2006-04-25T11:25:00.000-07:00

A friend's 3 months old daughter

Wild

2006-04-21T19:25:00.000-07:00

Through his eyes...

2006-04-20T22:22:00.000-07:00

End of Day

2006-04-19T12:21:00.000-07:00

Birdies relaxing in the beach after a tiring day's work!

It's Spring!!!

2006-04-18T20:04:00.001-07:00

After a lot of hesitation, the Sun is finally showing up in California.
A wild bloom near home, smilingly welcoming spring...

Friendly Neighbor

2006-04-16T18:52:00.000-07:00

A wild rodent that visited my patio

Moon Ridges

2006-04-13T22:05:00.000-07:00

Moonlight on Pacific Ripples

Shadows

2006-04-11T16:35:00.000-07:00

Me and the other half in Sand Dunes, Death Valley

Bellagio, Las Vegas

2006-04-01T12:26:00.000-08:00

Sunset by the Sea

2006-03-27T20:55:00.000-08:00

Carmel-By-The-Sea, Monterey

Good Night and Good Luck

2006-03-26T22:09:00.000-08:00

Moon rise over Bay Bridge, San Francisco

Speed

2006-03-25T11:55:00.000-08:00

Drive through Wawona Tunnel in Yosemite National Park

Serenity Now

2006-03-16T19:19:00.001-08:00

The Pacific: Monterey, CA

Yosemite Valley

2006-03-14T10:49:00.000-08:00

Half Dome and Bridal Veil

Up close and very personal

2005-12-11T12:50:00.000-08:00

Macros of some wild flowers taken during the various Hikes in Mission Peak, Yosemite, and Death Valley.

Up close and very personal

2005-12-11T12:48:00.000-08:00

Up close and very personal

2005-12-11T12:47:00.000-08:00

Up close and very personal

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Up close and very personal

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Up close and very personal

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Up close and very personal

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Up close and very personal

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Up close and very personal

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Up close and very personal

2005-12-11T12:40:00.000-08:00

Up close and very personal

2005-12-11T12:39:00.000-08:00

Up close and very personal

2005-12-11T12:38:00.000-08:00

Up close and very personal

2005-12-11T12:37:00.000-08:00

Up close and very personal

2005-12-11T12:36:00.000-08:00