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/centurione-i-by-igor-mitoraj/1937/ http://www.footwa.com/centurione-i-by-igor-mitoraj/1937/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:45:51 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1937 Igor Mitoraj is a contemporary Polish artist from Germany famous for making classic sculptures with deliberate damage to show wear and tear through ages, or intentional damage done, making them give an antique look, and usually depicts Greek and Roman Gods. As I searched for his work, I found many versions of his Centurione I, one [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/centurione-i-by-igor-mitoraj/1937/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/saint-cunigunde-of-luxembourg/1887/ http://www.footwa.com/saint-cunigunde-of-luxembourg/1887/#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:04:00 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1887 The soul of a city, of a country, is not the giant modern buildings that sprawl across the landscape, or the number of modern and exciting bars that have come up, but rather of its endless folk stories, or its history, which gave it culture, customs, and rituals. Thats one of the reasons why I [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/saint-cunigunde-of-luxembourg/1887/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/woman-with-fruit-by-fernando-botero/1880/ http://www.footwa.com/woman-with-fruit-by-fernando-botero/1880/#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 05:31:05 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1880 Every year Villa Concordia (International Artists House), Bamberg (Germany) awards scholarships to few German and foreign artists from the various fields and invites them to work in Bamberg. Work of famous artists are also showcased and at times bought by a citizen initiative like this one called “Woman with Fruit” a brass sculpture by the [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/woman-with-fruit-by-fernando-botero/1880/feed/ 2 http://www.footwa.com/klein-venedig-little-venice/1892/ http://www.footwa.com/klein-venedig-little-venice/1892/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:18:25 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1892 Its called Little Venice because of the beautiful row of houses from the 19th century along one side of the river Regnitz. Quite a few old and historically important buildings around this area, and is definitely a photographers paradise.]]> http://www.footwa.com/klein-venedig-little-venice/1892/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/stall-at-a-tibetan-market-dharamshala/1932/ http://www.footwa.com/stall-at-a-tibetan-market-dharamshala/1932/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:25:16 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1932 Our first morning at Dharamshala was sleepy. We were told that Dalai Lama would be preaching at a local temple, and decided to head there after a good breakfast of aloo parantha (every place, right from a local dhabha to big restaurant serve aloo parantha in Himachal Pradesh). Our car wiggled though the narrow, people [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/stall-at-a-tibetan-market-dharamshala/1932/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/waiting-for-the-enlightened-one/1669/ http://www.footwa.com/waiting-for-the-enlightened-one/1669/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:41:35 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1669 After a long overnight drive from Delhi we entered Dharamshala and proceeded towards our hotel. We saw a line of monks on the road waiting for someone. We stop our jeep to enquire and were thrilled to know that Dalai Lama is back from his US visit and is on his way to his residence, and [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/waiting-for-the-enlightened-one/1669/feed/ 0 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 [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/bridge-at-kangra/1403/feed/ 0 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 [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/kangra/1400/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/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 [...]]]> 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/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/ 4 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 [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/mae-de-deus-church-saligao/588/feed/ 0 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/ 5 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/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/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 [...]]]> 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/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/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 [...]]]> 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/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