Mar 4, 2017

Taking criticism... Take Home #626

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Encouraging constructive critics and being open to take such criticism can help anyone big time in accomplishing anything; tougher goals, especially! 

Perception... Take Home #625

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Perceptions and opinions cannot be changed inside four walls. Concurrence on the given topic can be achieved though! Change of perceptions and opinions must be worked upon outside the walls and sometimes beyond all boundaries. 

Mar 1, 2017

From within... Take Home #624

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Whoever may say whatever, what comes from within is the best thing in any given moment. Moments are largely circumstantial.  Oneself is the most responsible  judge, though not the best; right and wrong are undeniably subjective.

Feb 18, 2017

Defining value... Take Home #623

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Neither occupation nor designation define our value. How we treat others does.

Proving to oneself... Take Home #622

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Proving to oneself is not the ultimate achievement but the basic need!

Dominate vs surrender... Take Home #621

It's a myth that people dominate. Actually, people surrender; sometimes to circumstances and sometimes to love!
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How we accomplish... Take Home #620

What we know is appreciated. How we accomplish is remembered.

Priorities... Take Home #619

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The easiest way to manage or love people is to know their priorities.

Reality... Take Home #618

The less time we take to accept reality, the more time we allow ourselves to face it.

Reality can only be faced not postponed!

No pampering... Take Home #617

Contemplation helps better than pampering, provided it's constructive and contextual.

Accept challenge... Take Home #616

Accept every challenge and be willing to either learn lessons or accumulate memories.

Greater responsibility... Take Home #615

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Greater beginning brings greater responsibility. Never lose a chance to fulfill it.

Jan 27, 2017

Contribution - Take Home #614

As long as we feel utterly confident that we are contributing, role remains as a mere resource to come out with flying colours.

The last thing... Take Home #613

Neither success not failure is the last thing! Last breath is the only 'last' thing in life! Rest is just life.

Possibilities - Take Home #612

Be aware of and open to all the possibilities.

Jan 26, 2017

Nature's lap - PramsPhotography #75


The above one was clicked at the Lingamala waterfalls in Mahabaleshwar. The water falls down from the top of the hill surrounded by greenery and some resorts as can be seen in the picture. 


This one was clicked while walking up the way towards the sight seeing spot at Lingamala waterfalls in Mahabaleshwar. This lean tree appeared to me as if it was aiming at sky! 


This one as well was clicked while walking towards the waterfall-sing-point at the Lingamala waterfalls. The water seen in the pic at the foot of the two mountains are the downstream water of the Lingamala waterfalls. It appeared as of the water stream was being nurtured in the nature's lap! 


This was clicked while on the way to Mahabaleshwar as I remember it! Just tried to click the combination of the tree tips and the blue sky. 


I was a bit surprised to see this tree and a few similar trees which had grass and few other types of plants grown. Due to the incessant rain at Mahabaleshwar, it seems all the big trees have some or the other type of grass grown on their branches. May be it qualifies to be called as a "green tree"! 

#2016 @Mahabaleswar, India

The festival of lights - PramsPhotography #74



#2009 @Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, India

Deepawali is widely known as the festival of lights in India. That's the only occasion we get to hear a series of cracker sounds from every corner for a really long time! Apart from the crackers, the decoration is mainly done using the sand-lights (diyas made with sand). The two pics above were clicked way back in 2009 on the day of Diwali. One was clicked while trying to light the remaining crackers, three at a time as you can see, and the other one was the decoration done by us at home with sand-lights and flowers. 

The lake side - PramsPhotography #73


Here is the combination of old, fresh and new flowers to a single branch. It reminds me of the importance every stage of life carries in its own way! 


Wonder how the colour combination must have started for flowers. They just seem incredibly refreshing. And by the way a single flower is never alone! 


Ducks came to the lake side in the afternoon to take search for food and also to take rest, of course. They were of different colours but felt great to see them being least bothered about this fact, unlike humans. 


Zooming is never an easy job yet I put every effort in succeeding to do when I saw this scenery from a distance. I'm glad the click has come well. See the shadows of the birds in the still water on one side and on the other side, small waves caused by breeze can be seen.


This is clicked from underneath a long tree which was surrounded by a few other trees grown in every direction. I did not expect the click to come so well shaped. 

#2016 @Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, India

Countryside @Kerala - PramsPhotography #72






#2014 @Travelling by train in Kerala, India

Two things I never noticed that I loved before my trip to Kerala. One, travelling in sleeper class and two, photography. My trip to Kerala after marriage made realise my love towards the two I just mentioned. Clicking from the train's window felt amazingly great that I never felt alone during that 36 hour long journey! I would not have enjoyed the same had I been on train in a sleeper class compartment. 

Sunrise to sunset - PramsPhotography #71








#2015 @Mahabaleshwar, India

The above photos were clicked when we had been on a family trip to Mahabaleshwar couple of years ago. Sunrise point was the first one to be visited by us on the second day of the trip. Then we had been to Pratapghad fort. The clicks of the mountains and the Chatrapati Shivaji statue were from there. The last one was the sunset click from a sunset point, on our way back, at Panchghani. So eventful was that day! 

Sinhagad - PramsPhotography #70



#2013, @Sinhagad, Pune, India

The first and the best trek I had been to with friend was to Sinhagad fort. I had been suffering from cold and cough for few days yet I decided to join my friends for a trip to Sinhagad fort on a drizzling day. It took us near about three hours to reach to the top and those three hours were the best! This was the trip that gave immense confidence not just about my trekking ability but also about my ability to fight tough-breathing while infected with flu. All in all, it was a memorable one! 

The Berlin city - PramsPhotography #69



#2016 @The Berlin city, Germany

These were clicked immediately after taking off from the Berlin International Airport in the wee hours. I was told that Berlin was a beautiful city and also a planned construction! I realized its beauty while roaming around and its plan while flying over! Stunningly beautiful the whole experience was. By the way, the Berlin TV tower could be seen in the first pic! 

Tamini Ghat - PramsPhotography #68





#2015 @Tamini Ghat, Pune, India

We had been on a short mid-week trip to Tamini Ghat on a Wednesday afternoon. It was the first time we went on a trip from office by taking leave in the second half of the day! We happened to look at the near by mountains during an after-lunch chat on terrace and we all felt like escaping into the clouds that were trying to cover the mountain during rainy season. None of us had a scheduled task that afternoon and we made this memorable trip! 

Rice crops - PramsPhotography #67


#2015 @Narketpalli to Ongole

Out of all the food crops, I personally like clicking the rice crops.The above one was clicked while travelling from Narketpalli, Telangana to Ongole, Andhra Pradesh. The rice crops were seen dancing to the tunes of the air waves caused by the speeding vehicles passing by the national highway next to the crops. The mountains in the background are the special attraction! 

 

#2015 @Pabe Ghat, Pune, India

We had been on our first ghat ride to Pabe Ghat on our four wheeler. It was a lonely drive all in all; however, it helped us to gain confidence about our own driving. As we reached the end of the ghat, we entered a small village. There weren't many homes but few hotels were open for lunch offering. The Jowar roti we ate there was the best of its kind we ever had until then. As we tried to climb up the path towards a fort, we realized that there was a renovation going on; we had to return back. While coming back, we entered into fields near by and that was where I clicked the above pic.  

In the middle - PramsPhotography#66


Many planes must have passed through this path that the pollution seemingly caused by them could be seen clearly through my flight's window.


I was amazed to see planes passing from above, below and next to our flight's path! The above pic was clicked when a flight passed underneath our flight barely a minute back! 


At some point I saw this from my flight's window and I wondered if there existed clouds above the clouds!

#2016 @Between Zurich and Mumbai