Archive for August, 2009

Say…click!

August 26, 2009 · Filed under Photography

 

Its unbelievable how a new possession that you’ve been wanting for a long time can make you feel. Especially something that aids newer experiences and further possessions. Right now, I’m talking about my new DSLR- something that I have been dreaming about for years but got to acquire only a week back thanks to my dear hubby. I was feeling kinda guilty spending a fortune on a camera. I knew that it will help me revive a long lost hobby but still ‘it’s just a camera and it will just take pictures’, I told myself. Also, assessing the status of this non practiced hobby in me, I knew for sure that I’m far off from making a living out of it (at least for a long time). But still he insisted, emphasized on the creative aspect of it and very gingerly hinted towards my growing restlessness due to the monotony that I keep experiencing once in a while (actually more than that) due to the current scheme of things around me. So after some marathon discussions about possibilities, I gave in (oh-so-willingly- needless to mention!) and here I am a proud owner of my very first DSLR- Nikon D5000. It’s a beauty- I tell you!

After reading up and exploring some basic features of the camera in the confines of my home, I set out, today, to shoot in the city. With the camera bag hanging on my shoulder, sneakers and a sun hat, within no time I felt like an ace photographer. Something about holding an SLR…it made me feel powerful in a strange kinda way. The power to capture life around me the way I want it…the way I see it. Not that I’ve come back with a bunch of masterpieces, but still whatever I got makes me happy. And I think that’s what matters the most. After spending long hours outdoors, I’m enjoying being back  home, relaxing and going through the pictures I shot. I could not stop myself from sharing with my world, this new found joy so here I am blogging after a long gap. I’m not sure about the frequency of my posts, but for sure this blog is going to have a lot more visual element to it from now on.

Here are some pics that I shot today.

 

 
 
 

 

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wish me luck

August 24, 2009 · Filed under Random thoughts

August has been eventful. There are plenty of things that I can write about but somehow I’m not able to bring myself to do it. I’m inertia struck or something. It happens to me once in a while. The words float in my head all jumbled up and I struggle to arrange them into a format that is legible so that I can decipher them, punch my keyboards and share them with friends and family. But this time around, its taking way too long. Does it happen with others too? How do you overcome it? Any suggestions? Anyway, I guess till the struggle is on and I do not succeed in taming this chaos of words in my head, there will be drought in this space. Wish me luck. Sigh!

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Dev Anand on a Sunday afternoon

August 3, 2009 · Filed under Bollywood, Movies, Nostalgia, Random thoughts, Songs

My first ever crush was on Dev Anand. I remember being awe struck with this charming man while watching ‘Paying Guest’ on Doordarshan many years back. Please do not make judgements about my age here. Just that I’ve grown up in company of family and friends who have been deeply into old Hindi movies, especially the songs and somehow as far as good hindi songs are concerned, DA does take the cake. Most of the songs picturised on him are classic. Every Hindi oldies lover will agree with me on this one. Any music collection is incomplete without ‘The best of Dev Anand’ CD in it. I know there are many more good actors and many more lovely songs but somehow I cannot help but be partial towards this man who made my heart race at an age which my daughter is going to reach within a matter of few years (now that’s a pretty scary thought!) 

This Sunday afternoon has been about the realisation that I still cannot take my eyes off  DA while watching some of my favourite songs picturised on him. It’s very difficult to pick a few of his songs from amongst the hundreds of them but I’m going to go ahead and select a few that made my growing-up years beautiful and can still perk me up on a dry, hot Sunday afternoon like this. Hope you all enjoy them too.

1. Of all the heroines that DA was paired with, I liked Nutan the best. Her understated charm and elegance beautifully complimented DA’s flamboyance. This song with its interesting picturisation is a classic.

2. Another one with DA and Nutan in it. Noone can woo the way DA did. And please do not miss that black bandgala.

3. All time favourite. I feel Hemant Kumar’s voice complemented DA so well.

4. This one has an infectious energy about it.  Saman (a friend from school) and I used to sing it at the top of our voices while taking walks on the terrace.

5. For me, conversation between two lovers doesn’t get better than this.

6. I don’t know of too many people who can look this good in a simple black shirt. And I know how to get that fluffy hairstyle..have practiced it on my brother for years.

7. I feel this song was meant for DA. Love the whistling bit.

8. A song from ‘Manzil’ with one of my favourite pairs of Hindi cinema. And uncle, this one is specially for you. 🙂

There are so many more songs that I want to post and share trivia about but I guess I should leave it for another summer afternoon. There is no dearth of them anyways!

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