Poised for flight
Big is beautiful (click to see large size)
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Friday, March 31, 2006
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
The Orange prickly wood eating monster family
A content snoozing OPWEM (probably after devouring a whole giant sequoia) A septuagenaric OPWEM reflecting upon better times Take a minute to answer this riddle -
Q. What stays five feet underground, is orange in colour, has prickly spines all over, and devours wood for breakfast, lunch and dinner (while testing someone else with this, you might add a 'midnight snack' for variety)?
A. The orange prickly wood eating monster.
If you are tearing your hair out, hold on a second, there is more. Take a break and then read on.
Q. What happens if you dig a hole from New Zealand all the way through, and drop a twig into this hole? (If you are scientifically inclined, your first reaction should be that the twig goes into a simple harmonic motion. On the other hand if you are a geo whizz kid, you might argue that England and New Zealand being antipodes, the twig might land in some pommie's cup of tea. If you are neither, then please compare your response to the answer below.)
A. Once it falls to a depth of five feet, the twig would be made mincemeat of by a ravenous orange prickly wood eating monster.
This riddle was extremely popular in my dad's college days, as most of his friends who have come over have quizzed me on it. Well, not exactly this version. The authentic version talks about a green rock eating monster only, but as you view my pictures below, you will probably grant me the use of my literary license.
Note: The orange prickly wood eating monster occasionally ventures out of it's burrow (present five feet underground) to feast on superficial growth.
With that introduction out of the way, I am glad to present before you a photo portfolio of an orange prickly wood eating monster (OPWEM) family that I chanced upon near the Hebbal lake. An OPWEM in toothpick usage mode(toothpick chewed down after usage) 
(in the backdrop a strapping young OPWEM can be seen, awaiting his first big meal) 
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India shining
I think this could make quite a funky party electoral symbol (all rights reserved)!
PS: The boundaries of India depicted on this globe may be incorrect.
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The bright side of the moon
After a lot of experimentation taking moon shots I finally learnt that the best way to get a natural, glowing, moony look without fringing and over/under exposure is to shoot - with a tripod, a small aperture, spot metering, and with any image stabilization feature on the camera turned off.
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Monday, March 27, 2006
Monday, March 20, 2006
Delicate beauty crawls to *Glory*
This snap won me first place at the weekly Bangalore Shutter Bugs contest. Delicate was the theme for the contest, and this was my formal Flickr entry for the competition. Coincidentally the third placed picture was also an arachnoid based one! Seems a paradox then that spiders are one thing most people are petrified of.
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