Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Patterns










Ever wonder what creative things one sees in a pattern? Are you one of those who finds a cartoon character in bright collection of cumino nimbus clouds? Or do you simply see a repetition of the same things, over and over again? As per the definition of patterns, is a repeat in a predictable manner. While it may be the "traditional" definition of what a pattern is, I would beg to argue that it is quite the opposite. I see a predictable pattern all right but I also see more than a pattern. I see stories, faces, things, etc. Perhaps it is my insatiable mind, wanting to see more things out of the ordinary. What better way to exercise your mind to see create things in patterns. Strange lass I am!

Here are some of the patterns that recently caught my eyes. So what do you see in these patterns?

Monday, November 15, 2010

Kenya - Part 7 - And what caught my eyes




































Can you imagine weeding through thousands of pictures to find the ones that captures you eyes? Well, I don't need to imagine it, I actually did it. What catches my attention? Its the single moment when you first take a look at that pictures that makes your pupil instantaneously dilate. It is a sudden feel of euphoria that titillates your eyes, brain, and heart. Imagine a sting of a bee, or the initial sensation when you get goosebumps on your skin, or that throbbing heart on your first kiss, or the jolt you feel when you are scared - its that first instinct that rushes into your system. Pretty uncanny description for what captures my eyes but that's my story and I am sticking to it. Here are some of the pictures that captured my eyes while I was in Kenya. Enjoy!

Kenya - Part 6 - The other animals in Masai Mara
































































Thanks to the advent of digital SLR, it enables us to take thousands of pictures. But with this blessing comes a curse. Sorting through them, picking the best-of, and the post processing them are insurmountable tasks of its own. If the delay in my posting has to come with an excuse, it is exactly that. One blog just does not do justice to the beauty I observed on my safari trip in Maasai Mara. Ok, I did show my bias to the cats and elephants by posting separate blogs. What can I say, even I have my favorites. So here is my "rest of the animals" blog dedication to the various fauna I saw in Maasai Mara, Kenya.

And I have to give credit to the 70-200 f2.8 IS USM L Canon lens. Absolutely no buyers remorse! A purchase well worth it. Dont you agree after seeing the pictures? Enjoy!