Traffic Jam proved adventurous

I was travelling on a very good Indian highway, when unexpectedly

I struck in a Traffic Jam at Delhi-Chandigarh Highway.

This is a Toll tax collection point. Reason of Jam: "Dispute between Roadways (Bus drivers) and Tax collection staff, which took ugly shape and both parties checked their Kungfu skills at each others". Hundreds of people stranded their with long queues of vehicles on both sides.

I took alternate way as some other vehicles are doing, thinking we are smart.

But u see, alternate road proved to be too adventurous to cross. We were flying high that we got through this jam but when I saw that we are struck again and we have to go through deep mud.

Again long queues :(

But I enjoyed and thought its a little challenge to cross without slipping into mud.

I was behind this Fiat and was hoping that I would cross smoothly, and I did.

After reaching on this side I was happy man.

A Saint/Sadhu getting ready before morning rituals

This Shot I took during my Goverdhan-Vrindavan Parikarma. There are many Sadhus who worship Lord Krishna and Goddess 'Radha'.

Punjabi Dance (Bhangra)

This shot I took at a Folk festival at Chandigarh. This is Punjabi Dance Bhangra everybody knows. Condition of dance is, You have to smile ;)

How Sun looked on Solar Eclipse 2009 in Chandigarh

I finally tried to take a peek into sun during this eclipse at around 6.20-6.30 am here in Chandigarh. I took couple of shot through a reflecion on sideby building of my home. It was not full eclipse here, but almost 90% Sun was covered. A bit cloudy too but visible.

Really amazing experience to directly witness it ;)

Olympus Stylus Tough 6010

Olympus unveils Stylus Tough 6010 rugged compact
Olympus has announced the addition of Stylus Tough 6010 (µ TOUGH-6010 in Europe) to its rugged compact camera series. It is claimed to be waterproof up to 3 meters, freeze proof up to -10 degrees and shockproof up to 1.5 meters. The camera has a 12MP sensor, a 2.7" LCD with Tap Control, 3.6x zoom lens starting at 28mm and offers features such as Dual Image Stabilization and built-in 'Magic' filters. (Source dpreview.com)

Solar Eclipse 2009 at Kurukshetra

Camera Info: Nikon D80, Exposure: 1/250, Aperture: f/8, Focal Length: 18 mm, ISO Speed: 320

This shot was taken on Last Solar Eclipse (total) on 1st Aug 2008, People are taking holy bath during solar eclipse in "Brahm Sarovar" at Kurukshetra, Haryana. Its 100 KM from Chandigarh, 150 km from New Delhi.

This year in Jul 2009 around 1.5 Million people are expected to take holy bath during this eclipse.

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The solar eclipse that will take place on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 will be a total eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 1.080 that will be visible from a narrow corridor through northernIndia, eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, the northern tip of Myanmar, centralChina and the Pacific Ocean, including the Ryukyu Islands, Marshall Islands and Kiribati. Totality will be visible in many large cities, including Surat, Vadodara, Bhopal, Varanasi,Dinajpur, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Hefei, Hangzhou and Shanghai, as well as over theThree Gorges Dam. A partial eclipse will be seen from the much broader path of the Moon'spenumbra, including most of South East Asia (all of China and India) and north-easternOceania. The eclipse is part of series 136 in the Saros cycle, similar to record setting Solar eclipse of July 11, 1991.

This is second in the series of three eclipses in a month. There was a lunar eclipse on July 7 and now a solar eclipse on July 22 and then a lunar eclipse on August 6.

This solar eclipse is the longest total solar eclipse that will occur in the twenty-first century, and will not be surpassed in duration until June 13, 2132. Totality will last for up to 6 minutes and 39 seconds, with the maximum eclipse occurring in the ocean at 02:35:21 UTCabout 100 km south of the Bonin Islands, southeast of Japan. The North Iwo Jima island is the landmass with totality time closest to maximum.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) affirmed after its two decades of Research that Taregana, a place 25 km from Patna in India, is the best location on earth to watch the Total Clear Solar Eclipse on July 22, 2009.

	Solar eclipses
Previous eclipse Solar eclipse of January 26, 2009 (annular)	Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009 (total)	Next eclipse Solar eclipse of January 15, 2010 (annular)
Previous total eclipse Solar eclipse of August 1, 2008		Next total eclipse Solar eclipse of July 11, 2010

(Source :wikipedia)

Mussoorie, India Travel Photography

Recently I visited Mussoorie. Its very beautiful place, I enjoyed there. Lot of interested places are there. You can check wikipedia link above for more information.

Mussoorie (Hindi: मसूरी Masūrī) is a city , about 34 km from Dehradun and in Dehradun district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. This hill station, situated in the foothills of the Himalaya ranges, is also known as the Queen of the Hills. The adjoining town of Landour, which includes a military cantonment, is considered part of 'greater Mussoorie',

as are the townships of Barlowganj and Jharipani.
Being at an average altitude of 2,000 meters (6,600 ft), Mussoorie, with its green hills and varied flora and fauna, is a fascinating hill resort. Commanding snow ranges to the north-east, and glittering views of the Doon Valley and Shiwalik ranges in the south, the town was once said to present a 'fairyland' atmosphere to tourists.

The highest point is lal tibba with a height of over 7000ft.

Road to Kempty Falls

Its me in reflection

Army truck

Beautiful landscapes

Milk vendor (a young boy) in deep sleep by the road unaware of traffic jams


Picnic spot at Kempty falls


Lakemist resort

Beautiful landscapes












Nahan-Dehradun Road

Dehradun, Its very famous place for its convent schools. Famous Indian personalities have studied there. There is also famous IMA (Indian Military Academy) campus.

Trip to Mussoorie, (India Travel Photography)

Shot taken on my way to Mussoorie hill station. I visited there recently, took lot of pictures, but it takes lot of time to process, so will post some other shots shortly.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: (1/250)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 32 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Old Gate - NidhiVan

This is an old gate in Vrindavan, when i was traveling there i spotted it and found interestig to shoot. These type of gates were very popular in Asia in recent past.

Camera:	Nikon D80
Exposure:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture:	f/8.0
Focal Length:	18 mm
ISO Speed:	1600
Exposure Bias:	-1/2 EV

Panasonic DMC-GH1

DPReview.com has Just Posted: Panasonic DMC-GH1 in-depth review

Just Posted: Their in-depth review of the Panasonic DMC-GH1. After the G1 the GH1 is the second model in Panasonic's G-series of interchangeable lens cameras with a large (Four Thirds size) imaging sensor. It adds an HD-video mode, a multi-aspect sensor and a video-optimized lens to the G1's successful formula - it all looks very tempting on the spec sheet but how does it perform in the hands of the dpreview testers? Find out in full review. : dpreview.com

Green afternoon, at Patiala, Punjab, India

(Click for larger view)

This shot was taken on summer day at Patiala, Punjab.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
Exposure: -1.25
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV

Brahm Sarovar (Water pond by Lord Brahma) Kurukshetra

This shot was taken on Solar Eclipse, People are taking holy bath during solar eclipse in "Brahm Sarovar" at Kurukshetra, Haryana. Its 100 KM from Chandigarh, 150 km from New Delhi. Here more than 1 million people gathered on a single Day.

Most interesting fact about Kurukshetra is that this was where the famous Kurukshetra war between "Kauravas & Pandavas"of the Mahabharata was fought and the Bhagavad Gita emerged during the war when Lord Krishna got Arjuna (Pandav) out of his terrible dilemma to fight with his brothers(Kauravas) or not.

On July 22 is again Total Solar Eclipse from 5.30 am to 7.30 am.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 110
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV