http://www.footwa.com Life through a lens, travel photography, abstract Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:53:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.footwa.com/friendship/1237/ http://www.footwa.com/friendship/1237/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:33:29 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1237 We had nothing to do on a Sat afternoon so we decided to head to Anjuna at my favorite place, a less known shack (if I were to name it here it wont be less known anymore, would it?), and were enjoying our lazy holiday under the shade, and trying stuff ordered off their huge menu [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/friendship/1237/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/aila-cricket/1579/ http://www.footwa.com/aila-cricket/1579/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:28:55 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1579 My friend runs to the school carpenter dragging a coconut palm branch, and emerges out after 5 Min’s with a new converted cricket bat. “See..” he proclaims, “I told you we will get one”. The beauty of gully/street cricket is that one can play it with anything. A notebook, the batta used for slapping clothes while washing, coconut [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/aila-cricket/1579/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/tree-silhouette/1573/ http://www.footwa.com/tree-silhouette/1573/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:10:54 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1573 Clicked near Birla temple at Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Loved the network of branchs. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/tree-silhouette/1573/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/riders-on-the-storm/1560/ http://www.footwa.com/riders-on-the-storm/1560/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:37:37 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1560 Some say Riders on the storm is an autobiography of Jim Morrisons life. This was the last song he recorded before he died few months later.   Lester Bangs once said (and repeated in the movie “Almost Famous”) “Ah, Jim Morrison is a drunken buffoon, posing as a poet. Give me The Guess Who. They’ve got the [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/riders-on-the-storm/1560/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/the-train-jouney/1548/ http://www.footwa.com/the-train-jouney/1548/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:40:02 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1548 A snap I clicked from the local Mumbai trains, the best and the fastest mode of travel in Mumbai and the cheapest too. I have still not figured out the system and still wind up asking people which platform to catch a specific local train, but the locals just know it, “Doh platform par toh [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/the-train-jouney/1548/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/the-roots-of-sepultura/1527/ http://www.footwa.com/the-roots-of-sepultura/1527/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:41:43 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1527 One of the reasons why I love Saturday night market at Ingos is that people show their tattoo in the open, by tattoo I mean show what represents them, could be in what they wear, a women wearing a body hugging military uniform (hmm), or this album poster of “Roots” released by Brazilian metal band Sepulturain [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/the-roots-of-sepultura/1527/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/ingos-saturday-night-market-at-arpora-goa/1536/ http://www.footwa.com/ingos-saturday-night-market-at-arpora-goa/1536/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:40:12 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1536 The hippie culture started in Goa in the 60s, and people would make a long journey by special buses from Europe at a days notice to be in Goa. To make some money they started small flea markets which gradually grew where everyone would come together and sell some unique items from their homeland. Ingos Saturday [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/ingos-saturday-night-market-at-arpora-goa/1536/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/snake-charmer-at-rajasthan/1519/ http://www.footwa.com/snake-charmer-at-rajasthan/1519/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:10:46 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1519 In 1991 the Indian government banned any show featuring snakes with the introduction of a new wildlife protection bill. But here as can be seen is another failed bill. There are around 8,00,000 snake charmers in India who know only this act as a way of earning their bread. This is passed from father to son [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/snake-charmer-at-rajasthan/1519/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/lamp-shade-in-the-dark/1505/ http://www.footwa.com/lamp-shade-in-the-dark/1505/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:04:06 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1505 I love snaps where the background blends into the unknown darkness, something that can be achieved in a low light scene with a brighter light source within the frame. Just enough exposure will ensure that the surrounding is not light up. This of-course gives more emphasis on the object. You must have seen that most product snaps [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/lamp-shade-in-the-dark/1505/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao-night-shot/1497/ http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao-night-shot/1497/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:11:55 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1497 The Mae De Deus Church is spectacular at night lit up in orange and yellow light which bounce off its white walls to create a glow effect. Its almost as if the church was made of paper with bulbs inside which glow radiating the light out its thin walls.   F5.6, 1/30 sec, 119mm, ISO 400.   Here since I did not [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao-night-shot/1497/feed/ 4 http://www.footwa.com/elephant-at-jim-corbett-national-park/1487/ http://www.footwa.com/elephant-at-jim-corbett-national-park/1487/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:21:54 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1487 After the safari, which was exciting with domestic dogs, cows, crows, and few tiger paw marks (which i felt were freshly done for our sake), we managed to see an elephant which was used for rides. She seemed very happy and was nodding her head left and right, while being chained to a tree.   As mentioned before [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/elephant-at-jim-corbett-national-park/1487/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/tiger-loves-you/1467/ http://www.footwa.com/tiger-loves-you/1467/#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 08:50:58 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1467 “Oh, the tiger will love you. There is no sincerer love than the love of food.” George Bernard Shaw   The recent Airtel initiative of “Only 1411 Tigers left in India” is an eye catcher. That’s the population of people in my colony. Would our children get to see this magnificent animal or would it be hard for [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/tiger-loves-you/1467/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/mumbai-cityscrape-twilight/1454/ http://www.footwa.com/mumbai-cityscrape-twilight/1454/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 18:00:45 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1454 Twilight photography is fun, as the sky turns orange after sunset and the entire landscape turns into a dark silhouette. This one is at Mumbai. Its always good to set the camera at a specific f-stop and exposure, and then click multiple snaps at different exposure compensation which is quicker to change, and you get a snaps with [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/mumbai-cityscrape-twilight/1454/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/the-conditions-of-a-solitary-bird/1443/ http://www.footwa.com/the-conditions-of-a-solitary-bird/1443/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 21:31:58 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1443 The conditions of a solitary bird are five:  - The first, that it flies to the highest point;  - The second, that it does not suffer for company, not even of its own kind;  - The third, that it aims its beak to the skies;  - The fourth, that it does not have a definite color;  - The fifth, that [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/the-conditions-of-a-solitary-bird/1443/feed/ 2 http://www.footwa.com/bridge-at-kangra/1403/ http://www.footwa.com/bridge-at-kangra/1403/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:04:37 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1403 Clicked this at Kangra, while we were crossing the bridge, from a moving car through the windshield. The blurred effect towards the ends give it a small element of motion and the wide angle camera helped capture the full width of the bridge.   I wonder what happens when a politician comes to a bridge… does he double [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/bridge-at-kangra/1403/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/troglodyte-caveman-to-the-thinker/1408/ http://www.footwa.com/troglodyte-caveman-to-the-thinker/1408/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:17:44 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1408 Rodin created “The Thinker” as one of the pieces for his work “The Gates of Hell” which was based on the scenes from the first section called “The Inferno” from “The Divine Comedy” of Dante (The Divine Comedy is an epic poem depicting the soul’s journey towards God through Dante’s travel across Hell, Purgatory, and [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/troglodyte-caveman-to-the-thinker/1408/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/khajjiar-mini-swiss/1393/ http://www.footwa.com/khajjiar-mini-swiss/1393/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:26:48 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1393 I have never seen a place more beautiful than Khajjiar in Himachal Pradesh. 5hours drive from Dharamshala in the Chamba district one comes across a lake, pasture, forest, garlic fields all in one within a 5 km radius at 6500 feet above sea level. The snap above is from a village where garlic fields were laid out [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/khajjiar-mini-swiss/1393/feed/ 2 http://www.footwa.com/the-monk-who-sold-his-ferrari/1385/ http://www.footwa.com/the-monk-who-sold-his-ferrari/1385/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:02:26 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1385 How does one leave all possessions to live a simple spiritual life. As I look into the eyes of this monk, I see someone at peace with himself. But my peace is got to me by my latest electronic gadgets, be it a mobile, an ipod, speakers or an LCD TV. Do I envy this man? [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/the-monk-who-sold-his-ferrari/1385/feed/ 4 http://www.footwa.com/kangra/1400/ http://www.footwa.com/kangra/1400/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:31:45 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1400 On the way to Dharamshala we came across the picturesque town of Kangra. At one point this place was captured and ruled by Nepal, but were driven away later by Ranjh, and remained as a princely state under British India, and finally merged with Himachal Pradesh post independence.   For my Feb 2010 Himachal Pradesh trip I [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/kangra/1400/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/shiva-statue-in-punjab/1378/ http://www.footwa.com/shiva-statue-in-punjab/1378/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:18:01 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1378 I always wanted to visit Dharamshala, and managed to convince few friends to join me to a trip across Himachal Pradesh. The key places on our list to visit were Dharamshala, Dalhousie, Khajjiar, Manikaran, Kullu Manali. This was the place we stopped for our dinner at night on our way to Dharamshala from Delhi. Next [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/shiva-statue-in-punjab/1378/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/the-innocent-artist-explorer-inventor-in-a-child/1315/ http://www.footwa.com/the-innocent-artist-explorer-inventor-in-a-child/1315/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:36:43 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1315 The famous Pablo Picasso once said “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”   This probably explains the cubism period of Picasso, where he experimented like a child.   My Jijaji (Brother-in-law) said something I will never forget. My nephew was swaying his head left to right with a [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/the-innocent-artist-explorer-inventor-in-a-child/1315/feed/ 5 http://www.footwa.com/mumbai-at-night/1293/ http://www.footwa.com/mumbai-at-night/1293/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:45:51 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1293 Just loved the way Mumbai looks at night. Was travelling from Bandra to CST when I asked the taxi driver to stop the vehicle at the start of the sea link so that I can capture this view of Worli. 4 second exposure at f/6.3 200mm. You must of-course see the full view to appreciate [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/mumbai-at-night/1293/feed/ 3 http://www.footwa.com/cocktail-recipies/1223/ http://www.footwa.com/cocktail-recipies/1223/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:50:25 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1223 This is my 100th photo blog. In 11 months I have uploaded 100 stupid snaps, got about 2,000 visitors (I was ofcourse the biggest contributer for visits for my own site), got 70 comments (half were probably replies from me to those who bothered to comment), and got 90 ratings, and got banned from google images twice for my use [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/cocktail-recipies/1223/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/candle-light-photography-light-source-in-the-frame/1123/ http://www.footwa.com/candle-light-photography-light-source-in-the-frame/1123/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:28:41 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1123 This shows an example where a low light source is in the frame rather then just the reflected light from the source on the subject. Notice how the viewer attention now alternates between the candle the the person, and since the lamp is more brighter than the subjects face you tend to see the image from [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/candle-light-photography-light-source-in-the-frame/1123/feed/ 2 http://www.footwa.com/scary-face-1/1241/ http://www.footwa.com/scary-face-1/1241/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:33:22 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1241 I once went for a Hindi movie and in one scene right after a murder, on a tree a dead body hung upside down. The camera closed on the face which was pale with the moon light falling on it. The background music was not comfortable at all. and suddenly when the camera was right next [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/scary-face-1/1241/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/food-for-thought/1218/ http://www.footwa.com/food-for-thought/1218/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:59:29 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1218 A happy smiling content fat Luciano Pavarotti once said (with a burp I am sure) “One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating”. Wonder if Pavarottis power vocal secret is .. a burp? Have to listen to [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/food-for-thought/1218/feed/ 2 http://www.footwa.com/long-exposure-for-still-night-snaps/1209/ http://www.footwa.com/long-exposure-for-still-night-snaps/1209/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:14:18 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1209 For still snaps of an object or a place with low lighting conditions, its fun to do a longer exposure with a low ISO, like this one was exposed for 13 secs, at ISO 100 at Bambolim beach. I also set an open aperture (f1.8) and focused just at the spot where the sand and the waves [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/long-exposure-for-still-night-snaps/1209/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/should-we-tickle-a-terrorist/1201/ http://www.footwa.com/should-we-tickle-a-terrorist/1201/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:37:44 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1201 Alan Alda once said “When people are laughing, they’re generally not killing each other.”, which makes me think.. “so the solution to our terrorist problem is to catch one and tickle him?”   Jokes aside laughter is perhaps the most beautiful facial expression and being contagious it aways helps spread happiness, its evident from the laugh tracks included [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/should-we-tickle-a-terrorist/1201/feed/ 3 http://www.footwa.com/simplicity/1183/ http://www.footwa.com/simplicity/1183/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:32:52 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1183 “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication!” claimed Leonardo da Vinci. This means every simple thing we see is a work of genius in the end.   It could be with respect to an invention like of the wheel, simple design, simple to make, but a work of wonder on how its made our lives easier, Imagine riding my bike [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/simplicity/1183/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/tonatiuh-apollo-titan-isis-and-surya-what/1176/ http://www.footwa.com/tonatiuh-apollo-titan-isis-and-surya-what/1176/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:43:41 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1176 Some days one gets really lucky. Was having a late lunch at Souza Lobo at Calangute, Goa when I decided to click this. The trick is to allow as less light to enter to keep the sky as dark as possible by increasing the shutter speed, as I prefer a more bloody red sky. The [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/tonatiuh-apollo-titan-isis-and-surya-what/1176/feed/ 3 http://www.footwa.com/the-devil-in-us/1159/ http://www.footwa.com/the-devil-in-us/1159/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:12:05 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1159 Comeon admit it! We all have a devil in us. We would watch big boss and then appear to be shocked at the behaviour of some of the participants, but we all are like them.. if you are not still convinced, let me ask you a question. How would you react if you knew there [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/the-devil-in-us/1159/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/candle-light-portrait/1109/ http://www.footwa.com/candle-light-portrait/1109/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:01:27 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1109 Candle light offers a low light source for subject/objects which is much weaker than your flash. It offers brilliant photographs where in it reflects a glow condition, with some yellowish orange tint. Try experimenting with and without the light source as both offer a different result. One problem I usually face with this kind of snap [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/candle-light-portrait/1109/feed/ 5 http://www.footwa.com/a-question-of-faith-does-evolution-support-god/1100/ http://www.footwa.com/a-question-of-faith-does-evolution-support-god/1100/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:47:36 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1100 “Evolution supports God!”, Vikram remarked flatly as I argued on how religion needs to be modernised, as evolution theory by Charles Darwin questions the common belief that God created Man. Confused I asked him to elaborate. He told me how our survival skills are better if we have faith in a divine power. I had to [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/a-question-of-faith-does-evolution-support-god/1100/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/scrat-the-squirrel/1093/ http://www.footwa.com/scrat-the-squirrel/1093/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:32:59 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1093 I am sure everyone knows “Scrat the squirrel” from the movie “Ice Age 3″. This little fellow reminded me of Scrat, zapping around fast, sniffing here there, hunting for his acorn.   Its really difficult at times to photograph animals especially the small timid ones which are camera shy. One has to approach them slowly and click snaps without [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/scrat-the-squirrel/1093/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/proud-old-man/1085/ http://www.footwa.com/proud-old-man/1085/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:17:26 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1085 On the way back from Ranthanbore to Jaipur, we stopped at a small chai (tea) stall, where a group of old men were sitting and probably discussing village politics. As we stepped out of our vehicles they stared at us for sometime before offering a small bamboo stool for us to sit. During the conversation I [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/proud-old-man/1085/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/hideousness-for-beauty/1073/ http://www.footwa.com/hideousness-for-beauty/1073/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:59:49 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1073 What many would consider a beautiful adornment for a camel, a flower stuck to his nose, I consider it hideous. Perhaps few lines by Anton Chekhov (considered a master in the world of literature as far as short stories are concerned) in “The Bet” (one of my all time favorite stories) explains this.   “You have lost your reason and [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/hideousness-for-beauty/1073/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/indian-roller-blue-jay/1068/ http://www.footwa.com/indian-roller-blue-jay/1068/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:13:22 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1068 A collage of colors, this bird is the state bird for many states in India. Its also associated with Lord Shiva, because of the blue throat (Lord Shiv once drank poison which then resided in his throat making it blue). ]]> http://www.footwa.com/indian-roller-blue-jay/1068/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/hawa-mahal-palace-of-wind-in-jaipur/1061/ http://www.footwa.com/hawa-mahal-palace-of-wind-in-jaipur/1061/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:42:05 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1061 Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) is the iconic palace symbolizing Jaipur. Was build by Sawai Pratap Singh. The facade seen here, was used by the royal ladies so that they can have a look outside without being seen thought the numerous small windows (close to 1000 windows). It gets its name because these windows allow [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/hawa-mahal-palace-of-wind-in-jaipur/1061/feed/ 2 http://www.footwa.com/million-dollar-smile/1055/ http://www.footwa.com/million-dollar-smile/1055/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:31:13 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1055 My eyes gazed this man as I was having my tea. He was standing few feet away, deep in conversation with someone. At first I noticed the shape he was in, wondering if he was an underpaid worker, if he had a tough day today, poor guy perhaps still has to work at his old age… [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/million-dollar-smile/1055/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/reflection/1037/ http://www.footwa.com/reflection/1037/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:45:16 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1037 Charles Horton Cooley has written a lot on Social Theory and once said   “As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance of the tranquillity of the waters in which we see it.”   Lake at Ranthambore National Park in Zone 4. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/reflection/1037/feed/ 2 http://www.footwa.com/paradise-on-earth/1030/ http://www.footwa.com/paradise-on-earth/1030/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:07:54 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1030 “If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it.”   Our guide halted here for few mins to listen to nature, so that it can guide him to the Tiger. This place was so calm and peaceful… so colorful.. green trees, tall yellow grass, red flowers, a dash of orange, white, black here. A crane in the [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/paradise-on-earth/1030/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/the-stare-of-a-tiger/1019/ http://www.footwa.com/the-stare-of-a-tiger/1019/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:49:17 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1019 No words, no photographs, .. nothing can describe the feeling I got when this 4 year old young tiger stared into my eyes at Ranthambore less then 5 feet away, during my safari trip. I never knew I would be able to see him so close, and although I knew they are big cats, his [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/the-stare-of-a-tiger/1019/feed/ 12 http://www.footwa.com/dont-be-a-flower-pot/983/ http://www.footwa.com/dont-be-a-flower-pot/983/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:43:05 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=983 I finished reading Richard Branson’s autobiography “losing my virginity” a few days back. An overall brilliant read, although towards the end it does get a bit boring. In the end what captivates you is the risks he took. He did unconventional things (at least it looked unconventional to him), he bet most of his money on [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/dont-be-a-flower-pot/983/feed/ 4 http://www.footwa.com/count-the-lamp-posts-on-the-highway/954/ http://www.footwa.com/count-the-lamp-posts-on-the-highway/954/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:09:54 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=954 Yeah yeah.. I admit the title is copied from the line “Count the headlights on the highway” in Elton Johns song “Tiny Dancer“. I first heard the song in the movie “Almost Famous”. Not only was the movie outstanding, but the moment wherein this song was played, was captured beautifully. It has since been one of my favorite [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/count-the-lamp-posts-on-the-highway/954/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/autobiography-of-a-lamp-post-and-the-fart/937/ http://www.footwa.com/autobiography-of-a-lamp-post-and-the-fart/937/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:20:54 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=937 At school, we were once asked to write an autobiography of a lamppost for Hindi exam, I put on my thinking cap and started something like,   “I want to reach for the sky, but have to withhold my desires to give light to others”.   I thought it was a brilliant masterpiece, half expecting my Hindi professor to come [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/autobiography-of-a-lamp-post-and-the-fart/937/feed/ 4 http://www.footwa.com/the-monster-i-see-every-day-every-night/912/ http://www.footwa.com/the-monster-i-see-every-day-every-night/912/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:36:48 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=912 Day 1:I got my new pair of shoes. After hours of searching for one that fit my large feet the salesperson finally found one. I go home, put them under my bed, and forget about them. Next day while getting ready for office, I find one missing. I know its the monsters work, the devil himself. [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/the-monster-i-see-every-day-every-night/912/feed/ 6 http://www.footwa.com/point-of-view/884/ http://www.footwa.com/point-of-view/884/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:48:30 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=884 The youthful green and the diminished dying leaves both seen from my window remind me of a saying “Two men look out through the same prison bars: One sees the mud, and one the stars”. I guess its meaning is well explained in Bollywood movie Deewar which shows 2 brothers moving in different directions (one [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/point-of-view/884/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/presence-of-god/851/ http://www.footwa.com/presence-of-god/851/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:03:58 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=851 On the many discussions we usually have among groups of friends, God, religion, faith do come up at times, and I was once told that God shows his presence in Nature, and Nature is God. I kept quiet not knowing what to answer. I am not sure if I should believe or not believe in [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/presence-of-god/851/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/jewellery-for-sale-tibetan-market-calangute/683/ http://www.footwa.com/jewellery-for-sale-tibetan-market-calangute/683/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:17:09 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=683 Indian culture now includes Tibetan influence, as after the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the Dalia Lama along with his followers were given shelter in India. At Calangute on the road to Baga, one comes across a Tibetan market selling their cultural art forms in many ways, from ornaments, jewellery as seen here, to musical instruments I have [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/jewellery-for-sale-tibetan-market-calangute/683/feed/ 2 http://www.footwa.com/chapora-river-view/677/ http://www.footwa.com/chapora-river-view/677/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:52:56 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=677 On the way to Ashvem, one has to cross the bridge at Chapora, which boasts of some breath taking views. The hut at the edge caught my view with a sudden burning desire of owning a hut like this someday. Amidst the cool shade of numerous palm trees, and the river bank. Only if life [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/chapora-river-view/677/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao-vertical-shot/673/ http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao-vertical-shot/673/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:26:25 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=673 Although I have already clicked a snap of Mae De Deus Church, I added this one to the post to illustrate how a change in perspective can make the photograph more interesting. Compare it with my post  Mae De Deus Church, Saligao, this one shows the interesting side with pinnacle tips, and a bigger portion of the sky [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao-vertical-shot/673/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/anjuna/669/ http://www.footwa.com/anjuna/669/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:46:21 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=669 If I am not doing anything on a weekend, I usually head out to a beach with a book and my camera, Anjuna being the one I visit the most. The reason? Well the view from the cliff is something, the walk along it scenic. I love sitting at one of the restaurants there which is [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/anjuna/669/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/flora-fountain-mumbai/89/ http://www.footwa.com/flora-fountain-mumbai/89/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:08:46 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=89 An alluring sculpture awaits one at Fort in south Mumbai. The sight is almost impossible to avoid, and moments spent admiring its beauty can go endless. The details, fine work of craft does not go unnoticed and one just wonders how it was created. Its named after the Roman goddess as far as I know. Just [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/flora-fountain-mumbai/89/feed/ 2 http://www.footwa.com/cafe-mondegar/656/ http://www.footwa.com/cafe-mondegar/656/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:42:34 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=656 As mentioned before, I feel some connection when I sit at Cafe Mondegar. Neelam says perhaps I was a waiter in my previous life at Mondys (as its lovingly known). Waiter… emm perhaps. Whatever the reason might be I can spend hours here without caring for anything in the world. Its my place for peace at [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/cafe-mondegar/656/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/ahemdabad-traffic-at-night/641/ http://www.footwa.com/ahemdabad-traffic-at-night/641/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:50:44 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=641 Ahemdabad traffic is like Mumbai, bumper to bumper. Just like how some places have a suicide point, which is usually a cliff, a waterfall etc, I think for Ahemdabad its the roads. People seem willing to bend rules forsaking their safety, and I think under 1 hour of drive almost 3 people just got missed [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/ahemdabad-traffic-at-night/641/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/leopold-cafe/635/ http://www.footwa.com/leopold-cafe/635/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:41:01 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=635 Its one of the charms of Colaba, a very popular restaurant, was recently in news after terrorists attacked it in the November 2008 attacks. The fact that its started by an Iranian is very obvious when you look at the paintings, images surrounding the walls. The shot captured above is the large board above the [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/leopold-cafe/635/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao/588/ http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao/588/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:12:54 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=588 Mae De Deus Church is an beautiful example of Gothic Architecture, located at Saligaon (Sal meaning wooded, Gaon meaning village, so translates to “village in forest”), some 14 kms away from Panjim, the capital of Goa.   I consider it as one of the most beautiful churches I have seen in Goa. Build in 1873, the shrine of [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao/588/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/i-trust-in-thee/571/ http://www.footwa.com/i-trust-in-thee/571/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:10:16 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=571 Chintu was trying his best not to give me a smile, was deep asleep, and even as the mother held his hands and shook it, he was least interested to pose for the snap I was trying to click. But without his smile itself he looks very sweet, and his small hands holding his moms thumb [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/i-trust-in-thee/571/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/monochrome-neha-bhagra/453/ http://www.footwa.com/monochrome-neha-bhagra/453/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:48:16 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=453 Black and white photographs are classic. They have a way of expression and they sometimes look much better then thier colored version. The same is true for this snap. Robert Frank (American photographer) once said. “Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/monochrome-neha-bhagra/453/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/lost-in-a-gazal/436/ http://www.footwa.com/lost-in-a-gazal/436/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:54:12 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=436 We were at Moti Mahal, with live gazal. Saket and I were enjoying this, when I got an urge to listen to my favorite number. Called the waiter and tried to write in hindi, but gave up soon (have not written for 12 years in hindi). Saket laughed and wrote down the Gazal name. Soon [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/lost-in-a-gazal/436/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/silhouette/426/ http://www.footwa.com/silhouette/426/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:13:05 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=426 2 of my friends were deeply engrossed playing fifa on my system. I was trying to get this image right, and clicked around 30-35 shots when finally I got it. I wanted to keep the darkness of the room and its contents intact, while showing the colorfulness of the curtains with the sunlight behind, and [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/silhouette/426/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/love-is-in-the-air/420/ http://www.footwa.com/love-is-in-the-air/420/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:53:37 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=420 3 hours before clicking this snap, I was trying to reason out with Neelam. It made no sense for me to be a ”kabab mein haddi”, but Neelam would not listen to my constant plea. Finally I gave up and agreed to go along with her. 3 hours later I am sitting here, with 2 people [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/love-is-in-the-air/420/feed/ 3 http://www.footwa.com/dhanaulti-snow-clad-hill/405/ http://www.footwa.com/dhanaulti-snow-clad-hill/405/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:07:37 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=405 I had seen this before! In paintings, on postcards, and always imagined it to be an artists imaginary world. Dhanaulti is a pulchritudinous hill station just 60 kilometers from Dehradun (the place we were staying). Walking was really tough on the road, my sneakers not used to the thin ice sheet which had formed. I [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/dhanaulti-snow-clad-hill/405/feed/ 3 http://www.footwa.com/himalayas/390/ http://www.footwa.com/himalayas/390/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:28:03 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=390 Is this Earth! We all seem to be asking. The first glimpse of the Himalayas at a curved road prompted all of us to step out of our vehicles to just enhale this sight. For some of us it was our first look at the “abode of snow” (Thats what it means). An almost similar sight being viewed [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/himalayas/390/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/house-or-a-lodge-marshall-house-colaba/385/ http://www.footwa.com/house-or-a-lodge-marshall-house-colaba/385/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:49:07 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=385 As I guided the taxi guy to this place with the phone held tight to my ear and my eyes searching for my friend waving out on the road, I came across this huge rock solid 100 year old building. I saw my friend tumble out and we quickly picked up my stuff and approached [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/house-or-a-lodge-marshall-house-colaba/385/feed/ 6 http://www.footwa.com/umbrella-window-cafe-mondegar-mondy/381/ http://www.footwa.com/umbrella-window-cafe-mondegar-mondy/381/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:28:32 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=381 Cafe Mondegar (or Mondy as its more popularly known) is my favorite place in colaba to hang out with friends. It pumps energy in you right in the start as you have to yell to have a conversation with your friends, amidst the loud music being played by a jukebox (which is constantly used) and the [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/umbrella-window-cafe-mondegar-mondy/381/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/ballons/415/ http://www.footwa.com/ballons/415/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:30:29 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=415 This was at a friends sons party. I was requested to get my camera along, unfortunately, not feeling well, I had to leave soon. I clicked some shots of the place. The colors are a bit pastel shade, reminding me of… hmmm. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/ballons/415/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/towering-mumbai/375/ http://www.footwa.com/towering-mumbai/375/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:48:11 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=375 This was amoung the first set of snaps I clicked from my first camera. What was before a jungle was being transformed slowly. City-scapes were changing with time.. Bombay was not the same anymore. I cannot decide what I like more: the soaring building with pimples of AC’s, or the almost fragile branch, showing its last [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/towering-mumbai/375/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/sheded-tree/371/ http://www.footwa.com/sheded-tree/371/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:01:57 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=371 The snap cameout like a painting after a little touchup. This was at Jim Corbett early in the morning when the light was still dim. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/sheded-tree/371/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/fishing-boat-at-majorda/368/ http://www.footwa.com/fishing-boat-at-majorda/368/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:55:38 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=368 We were sitting at the banks of a river at Morjim, when I clicked this. Colorful red and blue ]]> http://www.footwa.com/fishing-boat-at-majorda/368/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/goa-red-green-blue-yellow/363/ http://www.footwa.com/goa-red-green-blue-yellow/363/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:18:00 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=363 A view point in Goa, next to NIO, Dona Paula. Its these colors which make this snap nice. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/goa-red-green-blue-yellow/363/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/whats-on-your-mind/344/ http://www.footwa.com/whats-on-your-mind/344/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:14:28 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=344 Although photographs revel a lot of information… like how did the person look, what was he/she wearing, the surroundings etc.. some are intriguing… they leave you with many questions . I think this one makes you wonder what on her mind… did she get a bad news, is she bored.. or perhaps…. Nothing special actually.. [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/whats-on-your-mind/344/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/burning-sky/341/ http://www.footwa.com/burning-sky/341/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:05:45 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=341 I took this in Dehradun when I was at my uncles place, I saw it from the kitchen window and wowed it so much, that they suggested the terrace for a better view. The problem was it was raining and I did not want the camera to get damaged. My cousin brother suggested that he [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/burning-sky/341/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/candid-neha/335/ http://www.footwa.com/candid-neha/335/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:06:44 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=335 I like photographs which are spontaneous, where the subject is not conscious. Neha here was laughing at a joke (definitely not mine) when I captured this. Gave it an aged look later and it looks nice I think. It has some noise because of a high ISO, since it was clicked in a low lighting [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/candid-neha/335/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/peeking-sun/242/ http://www.footwa.com/peeking-sun/242/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:17:45 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=242 This was from my balcony at our old house at Altinho. Altinho is a small hill located in Panjim, Goa. It gets its name from a Portuguese word which translates to Altitude as far as I know. Very peaceful place, and very less traffic, which made the stay there enjoyable. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/peeking-sun/242/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/zippo/237/ http://www.footwa.com/zippo/237/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:48:17 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=237 Did you know it was based on an Australian design. Its popularity increased in World War II when the company started producing this soley for the US army. It was prefered bacuse the design allowed it to be windproof and face harsh weather. I saw this one at a friends place, who was crazy about [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/zippo/237/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/moonstruck/234/ http://www.footwa.com/moonstruck/234/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:31:48 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=234 Being an amateur I was struggling with this snap, till after few shots I realised I had to keep the shutter speed to 1000th of a second. Not spectacular, but its my first shot at the moon! ]]> http://www.footwa.com/moonstruck/234/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/onset-of-a-storm/46/ http://www.footwa.com/onset-of-a-storm/46/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:20:39 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=46 On the way to office I saw this. Luckily I had my camera. It was like God Himself was telling me… go home son, not a good day to work. I was almost tempted. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/onset-of-a-storm/46/feed/ 2 http://www.footwa.com/creepy-tree/223/ http://www.footwa.com/creepy-tree/223/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:28:24 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=223 Previous title: Creepy tree ok ok, I do admit I click crazy snaps at times, but I loved this one. Its fantastic. It looks like from some … “The Lords of the Ring” scene. Almost whispering .. “Go away”.. ok I better go to sleep now.. Its late.   23/03/2009 – I got a lot of compliments for [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/creepy-tree/223/feed/ 3 http://www.footwa.com/smokin-mountain/221/ http://www.footwa.com/smokin-mountain/221/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:21:36 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=221 Almost looks like this one loves to puff a few! Felt I was in paradise… its Rotang pass again. We all made plans to come back to this place again next year and this time do a motorbike expedition as far as we could. This path later leads to “Khardung La” which is the world’s [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/smokin-mountain/221/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/sunset-goa-dona-paula/218/ http://www.footwa.com/sunset-goa-dona-paula/218/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:06:14 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=218 Kept a timer for this one and exposed it for some few seconds. Its not come as good as I was hoping for but then I am still an amateur what do you expect! The place was this restaurant called “Sea Pebbles” at Dona Paula, its really awesome and a must visit if you are [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/sunset-goa-dona-paula/218/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/rocky-path/215/ http://www.footwa.com/rocky-path/215/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:58:42 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=215 In Kullu. Saw this and could not resist. I know I act silly at times. But I thought it would make a nice wallpaper. Have never used it I must admit. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/rocky-path/215/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/near-temple-dedicated-to-a-demon-in-kulu/211/ http://www.footwa.com/near-temple-dedicated-to-a-demon-in-kulu/211/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:51:54 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=211 This was in Kullu, we were near a temple dedicated to a demon (a good one) called Gadotkach who was the son of Bhima the 2nd of the Pandava brothers (of the Mahabharatha, for those who do not know). ]]> http://www.footwa.com/near-temple-dedicated-to-a-demon-in-kulu/211/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/rohtang-pass-mountains/209/ http://www.footwa.com/rohtang-pass-mountains/209/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:44:01 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=209 I saw snow for the first time at Rohtang pass, although I could not enjoy it much having a broken foot, which meant I could not wear protective shoes. Was sitting in the car while my friends played in the show, asking the chaiwalla (tea guy!) to keep on making trips every 5 mins and [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/rohtang-pass-mountains/209/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/view-from-rohtang-pass/206/ http://www.footwa.com/view-from-rohtang-pass/206/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:35:40 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=206 Doesn’t it look like a scene from Indiana Jones movie where he is searching for a path to a secret temple high up in the mountains. This pass by the way is suppose to be an ancient trade route. ”Rohtang” derives its name from a Persian word which translates to “pile of dead bodies”, supposedly a [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/view-from-rohtang-pass/206/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/saket-sinha/202/ http://www.footwa.com/saket-sinha/202/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:21:54 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=202 Saket is Priya’s Husband and a very good friend of mine. Very hard working .. recently took a new management job and works only 7 days a week, wonder what he does on the rest?. He is a from Jharkhand.. opps, he does not like it this way. I meant, “Jharkhand steel city”. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/saket-sinha/202/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/plums/199/ http://www.footwa.com/plums/199/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:11:44 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=199 Although we were in the same country we felt we were in a different part of the world altogether. Apricots, plums, cherries, strawberries. We ate so much, very sweet and you dont get them in Goa. I remember we got a big box of cherries and within 2 days it was all over. Hmm.. I [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/plums/199/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/way-to-rohtang-pass/197/ http://www.footwa.com/way-to-rohtang-pass/197/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:04:38 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=197 Dont remember ever getting up very early during work days, but this was a holiday, we started dead early to go to Rotang pass. We stopped at a place for hot tea, I think it was me, screaming for it as it was unbearably cold. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/way-to-rohtang-pass/197/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/manali/194/ http://www.footwa.com/manali/194/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:58:09 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=194 We finally reached Manali, and rushed to our rooms, The windows were huge and the view from the place was awesome. And we cheepos managed to get this awesome place, very clean and good food, for just Rs 4 per day (to translate it in other currencies Rs 4 = £ 0.05 = 0.06€ = [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/manali/194/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/the-vice-regal-lodge-simla/192/ http://www.footwa.com/the-vice-regal-lodge-simla/192/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:47:32 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=192 Priya’s father was kind enough to arrange a tour at this magnificient place. Can you believe it was the residence of the British Viceroy Lord Dufferin, a residence!! We were not allowed to click snaps inside though. Its lavish! ]]> http://www.footwa.com/the-vice-regal-lodge-simla/192/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/vyass-river/175/ http://www.footwa.com/vyass-river/175/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:23:27 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=175 A better view of river Vyass, again on the way to Manali. Although we were dead tired from the long trip from Delhi that too in a car, we were all wide awake and active to see all this. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/vyass-river/175/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/pine-trees/170/ http://www.footwa.com/pine-trees/170/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:17:42 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=170 Its nice to see some places on Earth still lush green, hope our kids get to see this too. Seeing this made me remember the quote… “We do not inherit the earth from our fathers. We borrow it from our children”. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/pine-trees/170/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/highland-goats/166/ http://www.footwa.com/highland-goats/166/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:09:01 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=166 Even the goats look nice on a holiday, this was on our way to Manali, shot from a car window, we were patiently waiting for the VIP convoy to pass, before we move on. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/highland-goats/166/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/mountains-on-the-way-to-manali/163/ http://www.footwa.com/mountains-on-the-way-to-manali/163/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:03:15 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=163 Staying in Goa I hardly get to see a view like this, we were all stunt when we saw locations after locations which were just beautiful. River Vyass flows in between. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/mountains-on-the-way-to-manali/163/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/costa-coffee-mug/159/ http://www.footwa.com/costa-coffee-mug/159/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:37:56 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=159 As Mentioned before, I like clicking coffee mugs. They were our client btw at one point. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/costa-coffee-mug/159/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/basilica-of-bom-jesus/155/ http://www.footwa.com/basilica-of-bom-jesus/155/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:14:19 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=155  Located at Old Goa, its a huge tourist attaction as the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier are held here. “Bom Jesus” means “Infant Jesus” as far as I know. A public viewing of the body is held every 10 years. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/basilica-of-bom-jesus/155/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/dreamy-rohit/149/ http://www.footwa.com/dreamy-rohit/149/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:02:44 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=149 I think this was the one when he told me he was getting married. I almost see him praying to God asking for mercy here. Kidding! Rohit is one of my closest pals. We have a great time together whenever he comes down. A brilliant guy with amazing writting skills. I am sure one day [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/dreamy-rohit/149/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/ritika-tandon/138/ http://www.footwa.com/ritika-tandon/138/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:40:03 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=138 Met her when the “Neelam” gang came down for holidays in Goa. Very photogenic. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/ritika-tandon/138/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/rohan-narvekar/141/ http://www.footwa.com/rohan-narvekar/141/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:37:10 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=141 Rohan is a good friend of mine right from school days. He runs a bar and restaurant in Panjim called Anupama. One of the hardest working guys I have met, man he works even harder then I do. We try to meet up during the weekend and usually head to a beach. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/rohan-narvekar/141/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/125/125/ http://www.footwa.com/125/125/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:38:33 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=125 One can only imagine the view this guy must have had. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/125/125/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/coffee-mug-cafe-coffee-day/122/ http://www.footwa.com/coffee-mug-cafe-coffee-day/122/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:34:06 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=122 Love clicking coffee mugs! Will try to click more from other places ]]> http://www.footwa.com/coffee-mug-cafe-coffee-day/122/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/st-cathedral/105/ http://www.footwa.com/st-cathedral/105/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:15:36 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=105 Se Cathedral at Old Goa is the seat of the Archbishop of Goa ]]> http://www.footwa.com/st-cathedral/105/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/near-st-cathedral/101/ http://www.footwa.com/near-st-cathedral/101/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:10:36 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=101 Old Goa has Basilica of Bom Jesus and St. Cathedral. Beautiful and breathtaking. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/near-st-cathedral/101/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/campfire/96/ http://www.footwa.com/campfire/96/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:58:35 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=96 Did I mention we had a campfire every night during our stay at “Jim Corbett National Park” ]]> http://www.footwa.com/campfire/96/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/dona-paula/82/ http://www.footwa.com/dona-paula/82/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:23:18 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=82 See how only the bird is blured! ]]> http://www.footwa.com/dona-paula/82/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/cashew-shell/80/ http://www.footwa.com/cashew-shell/80/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:18:36 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=80 Remains of what used to be a delicious nut! ]]> http://www.footwa.com/cashew-shell/80/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/nisha-singh/228/ http://www.footwa.com/nisha-singh/228/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:51:44 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=228 Nisha is a real bindas girl, this was when she, her husband and her kid dropped in to my place for lunch. She is the NEXT Mrs. India, she is in the competition this year. Vote for her! ]]> http://www.footwa.com/nisha-singh/228/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/sheera-my-dog/42/ http://www.footwa.com/sheera-my-dog/42/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:00:41 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=42 Surprisingly Lazy, he is usually very hyperactive ]]> http://www.footwa.com/sheera-my-dog/42/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/pebbles-with-dancing-sunrays/21/ http://www.footwa.com/pebbles-with-dancing-sunrays/21/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:56:49 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=21 Close at the cottage we were staying was a river, the moment was just right to click This awsome snap ]]> http://www.footwa.com/pebbles-with-dancing-sunrays/21/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/jungle-path/17/ http://www.footwa.com/jungle-path/17/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:49:57 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=17 View during the safari drive at “Jim Corbett National Park” ]]> http://www.footwa.com/jungle-path/17/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/waterfall/11/ http://www.footwa.com/waterfall/11/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:34:31 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=11 A waterfall near “Jim Corbett National Park” ]]> http://www.footwa.com/waterfall/11/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/spooky-tree/3/ http://www.footwa.com/spooky-tree/3/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:05:51 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=3 Canon EOS Kiss Digital X, f/16, 1/125 sec, ISO-400, 91 mm Clicked at “Jim Corbett National Park” when we were doing our safari trip early morning at 6:00 am. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/spooky-tree/3/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/deer/63/ http://www.footwa.com/deer/63/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:05:35 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=63 This was the first wild life snap I clicked at “Jim Corbett National Park” ]]> http://www.footwa.com/deer/63/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/eagle/60/ http://www.footwa.com/eagle/60/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:02:40 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=60 ]]> http://www.footwa.com/eagle/60/feed/ 1 http://www.footwa.com/titanic/35/ http://www.footwa.com/titanic/35/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:47:26 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=35 ]]> http://www.footwa.com/titanic/35/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/mumbai-cst/86/ http://www.footwa.com/mumbai-cst/86/#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:27:12 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=86 You can understand the term “Mad Rush” once you are inside ]]> http://www.footwa.com/mumbai-cst/86/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/saxaphone/71/ http://www.footwa.com/saxaphone/71/#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:01:05 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=71 Saw this huge saxaphone at Candolim. More then me my friend Rohan was interested that we capture this. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/saxaphone/71/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/maruti-temple-at-altinho/92/ http://www.footwa.com/maruti-temple-at-altinho/92/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:36:37 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=92 This was the view I had every evening for many years at our old house at Altinho – Goa. ]]> http://www.footwa.com/maruti-temple-at-altinho/92/feed/ 0