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/a-perfect-getaway/2607/ http://www.footwa.com/a-perfect-getaway/2607/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:23:27 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=2607 “Peacefulness is an inner sense of calm – it comes from becoming still – in order to reflect and meditate on our inner wisdom and receive answers. A peaceful heart is one that is free from worry and trouble. It’s becoming quiet so we can look at things quietly so we can more clearly understand [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/a-perfect-getaway/2607/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/and-miles-to-go-before-i-sleep/2187/ http://www.footwa.com/and-miles-to-go-before-i-sleep/2187/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:09:22 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=2187 Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, had, towards his later years, kept a book close to him. It was even there at his bedside table as he lay dying. The book was of Robert Frost, and on on one page featuring the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”   Whose woods [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/and-miles-to-go-before-i-sleep/2187/feed/ 6 http://www.footwa.com/the-50mm-magic/2126/ http://www.footwa.com/the-50mm-magic/2126/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:33:22 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=2126 If you have bought yourself a canon SLR camera sporting the default 18-55mm lens, and are now wondering which should be the next lens you pick up, I seriously suggest the cheap 50mm f/1.8 lens from canon. The reasons are simple   1. Sharpness The Canon 50mm f/1.8 is one of the sharpest lens Canon [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/the-50mm-magic/2126/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/sinquerim-beach-under-the-moonlight/1868/ http://www.footwa.com/sinquerim-beach-under-the-moonlight/1868/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:04:54 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1868 Clicked this at Sinquerim beach late evening few days back. The cloudless clear sky with the moon, just at twilight created a nice effect on the sky, the orange twilight sky at the horizon and the dark blue night sky mingle with a nice gradient. The crescent moon, and the palm trees and beach silhouette adds [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/sinquerim-beach-under-the-moonlight/1868/feed/ 4 http://www.footwa.com/sunset-at-morjim-beach-goa/1707/ http://www.footwa.com/sunset-at-morjim-beach-goa/1707/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:39:15 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1707 On Sunday I decided to take a break from long weeks of work and headed to Morjim to spend an entire day along with a friend. Towards sunset we decided to see the view from the beach and were struck by its awesome beauty, and every changing breathtaking colors with every min that passed. The sea water seemed to seep in the beach [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/sunset-at-morjim-beach-goa/1707/feed/ 4 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 [...]]]> 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/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 [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/creepy-tree/223/feed/ 3