http://www.footwa.com Life through a lens, travel photography, abstract, portraits and a blog Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:03:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.footwa.com/sunset-at-colomb-beach/2625/ http://www.footwa.com/sunset-at-colomb-beach/2625/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:03:21 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=2625 “Once I saw a chimpanzee gaze at a particularly beautiful sunset for a full 15 minutes, watching the changing colors (and then) retire to the forest without picking a pawpaw for supper.” Adriaan Kortlandt   Sunset images like these are very easy to capture and give stunning results. 1/3 rule works well for this, and I prefer [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/sunset-at-colomb-beach/2625/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/the-thin-wet-line/2266/ http://www.footwa.com/the-thin-wet-line/2266/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:32:09 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=2266 Its twilight, the sun is about to disappear, and the silver crescent can be seen high up in the sky. There is hardly anyone on the beach, I am laid down on the beach for the past 1 hour. I dont seem to be bothered about the “Capillary action” caused by the wet sand and my dry clothes, rather [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/the-thin-wet-line/2266/feed/ 4 http://www.footwa.com/i-have-a-dream/2035/ http://www.footwa.com/i-have-a-dream/2035/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:10:25 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=2035 On August 28, 1963, An African American in a black suit, stood on the steps on Lincoln Memorial. In front of him was a crowd of 2,00,000. The next 17 mins were history as he unveiled to the world his “I have a Dream” speech. Below is a text version of his speech which even today [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/i-have-a-dream/2035/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/teach-a-man-to-fish-err-its-complicated/1978/ http://www.footwa.com/teach-a-man-to-fish-err-its-complicated/1978/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 18:44:25 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1978 Give a man a fish and he has food for a day, teach a man to fish and he has to buy bamboo rods, graphite reels, monofilament lines, neoprene waders, creels, tackle boxes, lures, flies, spinners, worm rigs, slip sinkers, offset hooks, gore-tex hats, 20 pocket vests, fish finders, depth sounders, radar, boats, trailers, global [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/teach-a-man-to-fish-err-its-complicated/1978/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/sunset-lighting-and-zoom/1962/ http://www.footwa.com/sunset-lighting-and-zoom/1962/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 20:04:09 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1962 Ok 2 points here, Lighting and Zoom   1. Lighting: The sunset conditions offer nice lighting for clicking snaps and no, not of the sunset. Use the sunset light to click other scenes around and see how they come. Notice the shadows in the sea of the ripples, which would otherwise be burnt in an image. [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/sunset-lighting-and-zoom/1962/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/a-vagabond-for-beauty/1913/ http://www.footwa.com/a-vagabond-for-beauty/1913/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:21:24 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1913 As to when i shall visit civilization, it will not be soon. I think. I have not tired of the wilderness; rather i enjoy its beauty and the vagrant life l lead, more keenly all the time. I prefer the saddle to the streetcar and star sprinkled sky to a roof, the obscure and difficult [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/a-vagabond-for-beauty/1913/feed/ 3 http://www.footwa.com/splash-of-life/1894/ http://www.footwa.com/splash-of-life/1894/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:01:21 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1894 “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”   Just a small reminder to everyone, life is too short to hold grudges, hatred, jealousy, anger, resentment, sorrow, grief, pain and whatever else troubling your mind.   When you step into the sea, and you are hit by an unsuspecting wave, which sweeps [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/splash-of-life/1894/feed/ 8 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/ 5 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 [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/simplicity/1183/feed/ 0 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/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/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