461 - 31st - La Malinche

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 31st Mar'09

This one is from one of my treks to the Volcanic mountain in Tlaxcala - La Malinche. This place is actually the base of the main peak which you reach almost after three hours of climbing. The peak which you see at the top of the image is still three hours away from this point. This place onwards, the surface becomes more difficult to manage as it contains loose soil and small stones. When I first saw an image of this place, I thought it would be a child's play to reach the top; but believe me it is an exhausting thing to do.

It took me five hours to climb and another three to come back to the base of the mountain. But the effort was really worth putting in.

Click here to see the full sized image

460 - 30th - All in a row

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 30th Mar'09

Often you could see flocks of birds flying away up and above the sea surface in neat little formations. Usually there is one leader while the others just follow him. It is really amazing how they predict the movement of the whole flock and move in absolutely symmetry. It is a known fact that flocks of birds fly for thousands of miles and migrate to far away continents solely on the basis of pure intuition.

It was really amazing to spend time watching their behavior; flying around in groups and occasionally diving into the water to catch some fish.

Click here to see the full sized image

459 - 29th - In her own world

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 29th Mar'09

Away from all the worries, all the tensions and all the sadness, children have their own little sweet world where everything is made of chocolate and where every small thing they do bring a cheer to their faces and smiles to everyone around them. They devote themselves completely to what they do and always seem to be lost in a dream of their own.

This small girl was lost in making her sand lumps in one such similar way. She was sitting knee deep in sand and was shaping heaps of sand with her small tiny hands. Oblivious of what is going around her, she continued with her "construction" with a cute little smile on her face.

Click here to see the full sized image

458 - 28th - New arrival

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 28th Mar'09

Another new flower bloomed in my garden this morning. I went out to open the water hose when I noticed this little fellow opening up slowly along with the first rays of the morning sun. I was expecting the bud to bloom for many days now, since this was the only plant left in the garden which didn't bear a flower yet. Finally, after a long wait of around ten days, the bud gave way to a beautiful little flower and tons of joy in my heart :)

Click here to see the full sized image

457 - 27th - At the far side

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 27th Mar'09

Not many people choose to go too far. Most of us limit ourselves to our boundaries of comfort and fail to explore the unknown. It was almost a similar scene at this beach. The shore curved at the far end and ended in an arc. But most of the people didn't come this far. They chose to be with the flock and limit themselves to the more "populated" part of the beach. There was some "beach-bikes" whose track marks could be seen, but even they didn't dare the high sea waves hitting the shore.

It was a long walk, but was worth being at a place where very few could reach.

Click here to see the full sized image

456 - 26th - Covered up

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 26th Mar'09

Even the brightest things in this universe can disappear behind dark clouds of darkness. It takes a moment for the darkness to overshadow everything and spread a sense of gloom around. But what we forget is that no matter how dense the dark clouds are, no matter how quickly they take away all the light, once the sun comes back, they are scattered like pieces of paper in the wind as if they never existed.

As for the image, it is of a cloudy morning sky in Veracruz.

Click here to see the full sized image

455 - 25th - In bright sunshine

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 25th Mar'09

I was searching for some nice subjects out in my garden when I saw this small flower blossoming on a small twig. I went under the tree and took some shots from different angles. The ones from the other side came with the flower having a lot of dark shades because of the sun being in the background. The moment I switched sides and had the sun on my back, the tones in the image changed drastically.

Looks great to me, dont know about you!!

Click here to see the full sized image

454 - 24th - Teeny tiny

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 24th Mar'09

With the naked eye I couldn't even see anything inside the flower except the yellow pollen at the center. But when I pointed my camera and looked through the lens, I could see this tiny green insect hidden inside. If you click on the image and see the full size, you can actually see it's black eyes and it's tiny legs.

Just started experimenting with my new macro lens - Sigma Macro 180 mm

Click here to see the full sized image

453 - 23rd - Royal treatment

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 23rd Mar'09

Childhood is a time when you get some serious royal treatment. You cry once and you have a queue of people waiting to attend you. You don’t need to eat yourself, bathe yourself and even walk yourself ;) Everything is taken care by the “elders” around you. You just need to cry/scream or make weird noises and it is done.

This child was enjoying one such treatment. Just lying down and relaxing in his basket, not concerned with what is happening around him, he was enjoying his royal ride.

Click here to see the full sized image

452 - 22nd - Sea shells

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

All of us have collected “sea shells on the sea shore” one time or the other in our lives. I did it again last week after a long gap of around 10 years. If you want to have your share of fresh untouched lot of sea shells, you should head towards the beach early in the morning. When most of the others are in deep slumbers you can actually make an amazing catch. I got some really strange colored shells which I have never seen before – green, black and shades of brown. Along with shells, I got some really beautiful stones which I gave to my friends in office to be used in necklaces.

Sea shell hunting; a fun thing to do.

Click here to see the full sized image