http://www.footwa.com Life through a lens, travel photography, abstract, portraits and a blog Fri, 04 May 2012 07:55:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.footwa.com/the-horse-named-krish/2554/ http://www.footwa.com/the-horse-named-krish/2554/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:28:03 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=2554 “See we can do horse riding”.. the girls screamed. I try to ignore them as I step out of our taxi at Khajjiar.. Fat men and horses don’t go too well was what was going on in my mind. As the girls went racing to negotiate with the horsemen, Tony and I were happy walking [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/the-horse-named-krish/2554/feed/ 4 http://www.footwa.com/dogs-world/1713/ http://www.footwa.com/dogs-world/1713/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:48:21 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1713 If my dog could talk (rather than bark or bite) I am sure he would tell me his tales of the travels he undertook, how out of poverty he used to drink from the toilet, or how for defense he had to fight me, and literally chew my arm off. How the AC was never up to his [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/dogs-world/1713/feed/ 6 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/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 [...]]]> 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 [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/tiger-loves-you/1467/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 [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/the-conditions-of-a-solitary-bird/1443/feed/ 2 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 [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/scrat-the-squirrel/1093/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 [...]]]> 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/crocodile-basking-in-the-sun/2065/ http://www.footwa.com/crocodile-basking-in-the-sun/2065/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:13:57 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=2065 Ranthambore has many big lakes, and where there is a lake in a national forest there is bound to be crocodiles. This one was basking in the sun lazily not bothered by the noise our jeep made as it passed along the edges of the lake. I like this photograph especially since it has also [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/crocodile-basking-in-the-sun/2065/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/rufous-treepie/2058/ http://www.footwa.com/rufous-treepie/2058/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:38:56 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=2058 As we entered Ranthambore nation park and just crossed the gates of the reserve, a bold bird perched on the jeep right in front of me, I was surprised. It showed no signs of any fear. “Rufous Treepie” belong to the crow family. “If you had biscuits in your hand and you stretch your arm [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/rufous-treepie/2058/feed/ 0 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/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/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/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/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