597 - 15th - Audi A4 allroad

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 15th Apr'10

523 - 22nd - The wedding ride

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 22nd May'09

249 - 21st - The red car

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 21st Aug'08

Sometimes beauty lies in utter simplicity. I realized the same with this photograph. The combination of bright contrasting colors and the absence of too many elements in the frame somehow make this photo attractive to the eye.

Technicalities apart, I took this photo while walking down a local street. I just walked past it and my eyes got stuck to the scene. Sometimes i feel that every single thing my eyes see is a potential photograph in its own, all I need to do is to put it into a suitable frame :)

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167 - 31st - Broken

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 31st May'08

This broken car was kept right in the middle of the tiger park at the Africam Safari in Puebla. I think the intention was to give an impression of a vehicle attacked and destroyed by a pride of lions. Though it looked more likely an escape attempt by animals from a caged vehicle, the creativity of the mind behind it is really commendable.

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135 - 29th - Almost Beetle

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 29th Apr'08

You can see these green tiny cabs zooming around all over Mexico. Resembling almost completely with Volkswagen beetle, these taxis are the lifeline of the city. They are used extensively by everyone - rich and poor alike. These metered taxis are much cheaper than cabs in any city of US or even India. Just like the beetle, they have only the front entrance and no doors at the back.

One of the safety advices which you will get upon entering the country is - being an outsider, you should never board these cabs as you are most likely to be robbed.

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3 - 19th - Hanging Beetles

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 19th Dec'07

Two things cross my mind whenever I see these hanging cars in my office premises - first why do they need to waste four beetles (thats the model of all the four cars, one of the most popular make of Volkswagen) and second - how the hell did they put them up there :-/

I have seen them closely and you wont believe, they are not dummy models, rather fully functional cars,as was later confirmed by one of the employees too. They have fully furnished interiors and original working Volkswagen engines.

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