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TRAVEL THEME – FREEDOM (Freedom in nature)

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Freedom , means a state of not being imprisoned or enslaved , be it for a human being or an animal … Here are a few images that speak  FREEDOM , from my point of view :

PYKARA LAKE ,OOTY , INDIA
PYKARA LAKE ,OOTY , INDIA
BANDIPUR NATIONAL PARK ,KARNATAKA ,INDIA
BANDIPUR NATIONAL PARK , KARNATAKA ,INDIA
The 'Free Birds' !
The ‘Free Birds’ !
The vast open sea .... Andaman &Nicobar Islands ,INDIA
The vast open sea …. Andaman &Nicobar Islands ,INDIA
The unrelenting stream , Arunachal Pradesh ,India
The unrelenting stream , Arunachal Pradesh ,India

 For more pictures on ‘Freedom’ , please click HERE .

Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – open topic

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Cee’s black and white photo challenge

The roof of a monastery , coorg ,India
The roof of a monastery , coorg ,India
'Kombu' , a musical instrument , is a large curved brass horn . It was used by the people of Kodagu (Coorg) , during night watch where it was blown every three hours .The distance to which the sound of the horn ,carried , across the beautiful hills of Kodagu , also came to be known as 'Kombu' , meaning area of land . Tday the 'Kombu' as a part of the Kodava, music band... Coorg (kodagu) is in the state of Karnataka , in the South of India.
‘Kombu’ , a musical instrument , is a large curved brass horn . It was used by the people of Kodagu (Coorg) , during night watch where it was blown every three hours .The distance to which the sound of the horn ,carried , across the beautiful hills of Kodagu , also came to be known as ‘Kombu’ , meaning area of land . Today the ‘Kombu’ is a part of the Kodava, music band… Coorg (kodagu) is in the state of Karnataka , in the South of India.

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The glistening sea waves.........
The glistening sea waves………

A Beachy affair – Weekly Photo Challenge 2 (gone ,but not forgotten )

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weekly photo challenge

This picture was captures on my phone , on a recent trip to Payyambalam beach , Kannur ,Kerala. The beach is not very far from my house , yet it is not very often that I go there... It was such a beautiful evening and I simply loved watching the sunset ,and the magic it played with the colors of the sky and the white apartment buildings in one corner....The evening is gone , but this picture still remains to remind me , not to take any thing or place for granted... As they say , there is beauty in everything ,you only need the eyes to look for it....
This picture was captured on a recent trip to Payyambalam beach , Kannur ,Kerala. The beach is not very far from my house , yet it is not very often that I go there… It was such a beautiful evening and I simply loved watching the sunset ,and the magic it played with the colors of the sky and the white apartment buildings in one corner….The evening is gone , but this picture still remains to remind me , not to take any thing or place for granted… As they say , there is beauty in everything ,you only need the eyes to look for it….

I further edited this picture for various effects , and couldn’t choose between them all…So I am putting up the other versions too…Please do let me know which one suits you and your mood…!

For my other entry into the weekly photo challenge , please click HERE .

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BLISS OF ‘NATURE’ – rivers ,mountains and seas…

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I was elated that the topic for the Photography 101 was ‘Bliss’.  The word ‘Bliss’ itself has a certain calming , rejuvenating nature to it .

At the mere mention of the word , your mind starts stirring …swishing and swooshing like a tornado…, images from your life , flying in all directions before you , once again trying to capture the emotions behind all those , happy , ‘blissful’ moments !

Bliss: complete happiness, great joy, paradise, or heaven…

But then , it is a relative term. What is blissful to one , may perhaps be unpleasant to another !

To some , ‘bliss’ may , just mean a state of relaxation , and inactivity of the brain . Whereas , to another , it might be an activity in itself , like pursuing a favorite hobby or adventure sport .

I am person , who always draws a certain kick , when at a great height , hence , for me , Para sailing in Goa , was one of the most blissful moments of my life . But , then that moment (alas ! ) lasted only for a brief duration and soon , I was back to mother earth.

 I don’t think I can select that ‘ONE’ moment of bliss , from my life , because I have had many !

Looking at the face of my new born and kissing her cheek (a tear escaping my eyes ! ) , has been also a moment of Bliss for me…..The first time she learnt to walk  and a lot of firsts after that !

For me , being next to nature , to be able to hear the roaring of a waterfall , or the gurgling sounds of a stream , watching the snow capped mountains , and listening to the sounds of the forest , as all ‘blissful’ moments !

Here are a few selected ‘BLISSFUL MOMENTS’  , from   NATURE , …Hope you like them :