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Meera Dayal and Pierre ‘Boris’ Hannoyer do it again

Anil Advani — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:38:24 +0000

Meera Dayal and Pierre ‘Boris’ Hannoyer will exhibit again this year in New Delhi, India. “INSCAPES” From 16th to 23rd December 2009 11 am to 7 pm daily. [Preview on December 15th 2009 at 6:30 pm.] Art Gallery IIC Annexe Lodhi Estate New Delhi, India.

Photo featured – Commemorative Stamp 2009

Anil Advani — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:37:25 +0000

Surprised to see that a photograph taken by me in May 2007 of the Main Building of Bishop Cotton School [in Shimla, India where I studied from 1960-70] was used for a Commemorative Postage Stamp issued on 6th October 2009 as a feature for the Sesquicentennial celebrations of BCS! Here is the photo And the Stamp [am [...]

Breakfast at Isapura

Anil Advani — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:30:47 +0000

An early morning trip to Isapura village [23°49'37.72"N 90°29'19.09"E] near Dhaka today, with Ujwala. We left early [just after 6] and the light was beautiful while we were on the way, thought it would be gone by the time we reached our destination…. but luckily we got there well in time to watch the morning [...]

Spiders on the wall

Anil Advani — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:47:13 +0000

The two spiders [or monkeys?] climbing the wall today without being on belay. They enjoyed the feeling of being responsible for their own safety and were able to do a side-ways climb as well. Good show, girls! An old one from May 2005

A bit of grass … for the soul

Anil Advani — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:15:52 +0000

Kash Phul - Kans grass – Wild sugarcane - Saccharum spontaneum – “flowers” in the Autumn for a short while just after the rains have ended. The flowers [which are really the seeds escased in a tuft] will be gone in just a few days. Just had to go out early morning today to enjoy the [...]

Friends to race across India – in a TukTuk/Auto Rickshaw

Anil Advani — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:19:18 +0000

I’ve known Oliver since he was a kid and my Rottie [Hugo] would come bounding up to him, knock him over and lick his face! Alex Lindbloom and Oliver Deppert are racing across India in a baby taxi (aka tuk tuk, aka auto rickshaw). Here is a message from Oliver, self explanatory and please do contribute for [...]

Just then it rained

Anil Advani — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:11:29 +0000

Looked like it was going to be yet another lovely sunset, so I grabbed the camera and went off to the roof-top to find that the rain was starting to come down in earnest – a mighty downpour. The rain was just starting to blow inward towards me so a few nice frames and I [...]

From here to Paradise and back

Anil Advani — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:24:50 +0000

Dhaka – Bangkok by air, Bangkok – Phuket by air, Phuket to Kura Buri via Khao Lak / Phang Na / Takua Pa by car, then from Kuraburi pier to Ko Phra Thong island [9° 7'20.38" N, 98°15'3.47" E] by long-tailed boat, from the island pier to Golden Buddha Beach by pickup truck across the surprising [...]

Today’s gift from nature…

Anil Advani — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:05:22 +0000

Even more dramatic than the one from 2 evening’s ago when the plane landed into a stormy but beautiful sunset…

Jhau [Tamarisk] trees felled in Teknaf – Google News

Anil Advani — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:49:41 +0000

Jhau trees felled Teknaf – Google News 30,000 of them! What a shame.

Waffles – going cheap!

Anil Advani — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:35:26 +0000

Class project: “Supply and Demand“. The kids had to decide on a product, create a business proposal, calculate the cost price and a profit margin and the sale price, do some “market research” and then go setup the business at school on Monday morning. Mannat decided that Papa’s waffles would sell well. Home made. From scratch. Nope, we don’t believe [...]

B&Ws

Anil Advani — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:22:01 +0000

Remembering Simla. A few images had stuck in my mind as “black and white” from when I was making them … needed to be converted and I finally got around to doing them today evening. the Deodar tree on the way to Narkanda and the view of Sanjauli bazaar especially …

Good morning Myna

Anil Advani — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:09:37 +0000

A Jungle Myna [Maina] – Acridotheres fuscus – preening and drying-off after being wet in a rainstorm from last night. It kept wondering where the little dash of light was coming from, and what the clicking sound was. But it stayed and gave me a few nice shots.

Purple house on the Turag

Anil Advani — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:38:45 +0000

Drove out to Ashulia for lunch at Little Italy and spotted this purple house on the Turag. The river has become quite wide from all the heavy rain we have been having. The river dwindles down to a narrow strip before the monsoon rains come. You can see the width of the river behind the Banyan [...]

Hats and Beads

Anil Advani — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:56:13 +0000

Mannat’s Hats and Beads party for her 10th… the other pictures are here: Hats and Beads

10th

Anil Advani — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:43:04 +0000

MANNAT. 10 today. Up and about at 6 AM, to enjoy the family tradition of eating cake early morning on birthdays! And of course, the “treasure hunt” around the house looking for gifts that had been hidden the night before….

Dragging it

Anil Advani — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:19:05 +0000

So, is this photography or art? Is photography art? Or, is photography techno-art? Enjoyed a bit of creativity in a different way with the camera today, dragging the shutter on a rear-sync, while zooming the lens a bit as well. Wanted to get soft blurry saturated color for the teapot and a darkish background, converging lines, and [...]

Low down

Anil Advani — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:27:44 +0000

Sudden storm sweeping across Dhaka this evening. Low across the horizon. Loved the light and the wind, but not the prospect of having to deal with yet another downpour! The wind was quite high and Mannat had fun trying to fly using an umbrella that kept flipping open…

When it rains….

Anil Advani — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:26:39 +0000

…it really pours. The pent-up monsoon finally breaking through. We woke to the sound of water lapping at the sides of the walls at 2:30 AM. First thought on waking was, nah that cant be can it? But that’s how it was. Inches of water in the bedroom and it has flowed out under the door [...]

Total Solar Eclipse – 22-July-2009 Dhaka Bangladesh

Anil Advani — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:55:33 +0000

Total [92.7%] Solar Eclipse, Dhaka Bangladesh 22 July 2009. The morning started out bright but gradually a cloud cover spread over. Luckily, a wind kept blowing the clouds out fast and we had many nice glimpses of the progression of the eclipse through the gaps. Waiting for the Sun Ah! Suddenly, it had started! Start Time = 2009-07-22 07:00:32 [click [...]

Last light

Anil Advani — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:46:26 +0000

Today’s last glow…… Here are two more from a few minutes earlier and earlier.

Missed 2nd SKWPW

Anil Advani — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:42:40 +0000

SKWPW 2009. One can plan, but one can’t be sure the plan will work as planned. That’s what happened. It did not work out like planned. A mishap along the way prevented me reaching the meet. The images from the other Walkers should start appearing at the SKWPW pages online soon though, and these are going to be really [...]

Free as a bird?

Anil Advani — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:31:48 +0000

July 16th 2009 Achtung 15 years 3 months – a pretty long life for a dog. Now free from here and gone. We buried him at Manandro’s village in a shaded spot under the canopy of Litchi and Mango trees, early this morning. Bye, little dog!

These come in twos?

Anil Advani — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:12:15 +0000

Around the same time as yesterday’s sunset

Pink on the outside

Anil Advani — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:57:56 +0000

Today’s treat. Fleeting sunset colors. Saw the pink and magenta tinted clouds, and by the time I got to the roof top the colors were fading real fast…

Scott Kelby’s 2nd World Wide Photo Walk

Anil Advani — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:44:54 +0000

Scott Kelby’s world-wide photo walk. Just over a week later, 18th July to be exact, approximately 45,000 participants [if all walks fill up to the 50 participants max each] from around the world will walk Scott Kelby’s 2nd Worldwide Photo Walk. Last year’s [Dhaka] SKWPW in August was a lot of fun, enjoyed meeting new people, got [...]

Airing it

Anil Advani — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:52:34 +0000

Relaxed, after the sojourn in Mashobra – flying back to Dhaka with slender glass of bubbly in hand…. Passed a few storms, went through a few, bumpy and turbulent. Landed back to the delta of Bangladesh which has already begun to show signs of rivers swelling and land being gobbled. Green though. Arrived at a much [...]

Solitude in Mashobra

Anil Advani — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:12:37 +0000

A few days of solitude, setting-up and living at our cottage at Sidhora near Baldian [Mashobra]. Watching the mist and the lovely sunset colors…. Our cottage ~ A Gurudwara at Pinjore ~ The mist at Mashobra ~ The temple at Fagu [2] ~ The temple at Narkanda ~ Plant and rocks on the Narkanda road ~ Pahari [...]

A dram or two or three….

Anil Advani — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:51:35 +0000

Badda as seen from Gulshan at that special time of day… and some Laphroaig to mellow the evening even more. Ahhh! Nice friends to make it even more special……life is sweet. Except for the dust on the sensor… which I just noticed.

2 points of view [or, what does one do after SoFoBoMo is done?]

Anil Advani — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:26:39 +0000

SoFoBoMo is done. Completed on 7th June. The excitement and fun of doing the project have been savoured and enjoyed. So, what does one do now? I re-look at the book critically and want to change a bunch of things. Remove some images, switch a few, add a few, change the layout and book design…. I [...]