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Count the lamp-posts on the highway

09 Nov 2009 | no comments »

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 movies, and one of my favorite songs.

 

This image is related to the image on ”Autobiography of a lamp-post and the fart“, as both are from the same spot but opposite directions.

 

What I like about this snap (other then the clouds), is the way the numerous lamp-posts make a lovely silhouette. The bird, right on top, adds a nice flavor too.

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Tags: Abstract, Abstract photography, cloud, lamp post, porvorim, Silhouette, Sky

Autobiography of a lamp-post and the fart

07 Nov 2009 | 4 comments »

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 to me and pat me on my back. Unfortunately nothing of that sort happened, what did happen was that I almost missed failing. I decided that my talent could not be discovered in this small school, and was still proud of my work, perhaps I thought

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Tags: Abstract, Abstract photography, cloud, Goa, lamp post, porvorim, Sky, the luck factor, Top 10