Partial Solar Eclipse

Partial Solar Eclipse, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

And they left...

And they left..., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Cranes at the sugar mill

Cranes at the sugar mill, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Other than the truck platforms, cranes are another means of picking up large bundles of cane and putting it on the feeder belts...

Let the winds take you along...

Let the winds take you along..., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Bright Moments

Bright Moments, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

are easily distinguishable for the dark ones. Hope you have more of the bright ones!

Taking a weekend break from the Sugar Mill series... will get back to them Monday

Was Fire

Was Fire, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Truckers and other people keeping themselves warm with the ashes of a wood fire... The sugar mill works 24X7 during season and such small fires are the only way to keep them warm in the cold and chilly north Indian weather during those months

People I meet...

People I meet..., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

An elderly gentleman I saw on the streets. Its very typical of UP (a state in India) to wear your Shawl (Stole/Woolen Sheet) like this... it serves the purpose to keep the head and the upper body warm... I can also see a gandhi topi (cap) that he was wearing...

I am surprised at myself for managing everything else but his face in focus... Don't know what I was trying to do... but did not want to lose this photograph because I like the play of shadows around his face...

People I meet

People I meet, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

He was one of the many who was at the sugar mill early morning with his sugarcane crop. Queues which are a couple of kilometres long with 100s of Bullock Carts is not unusual for a sugar mill in UP, India... Coming early means that they can get free early as well

People I meet

People I meet, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

He was one of the truck drivers at the Daurala Sugar Mill. Very calm and composed, with his eyes saying more than himself

Used and Abused...

Used and Abused..., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

I wonder at times, how in India, we keep reusing things... take for instance this CEAT tire which has been repaired using nuts and bolts for reuse.

It was a part of the rear axle which takes the maximum load in the truck, and this was a very smart thing to do... if because of the load, this one bursts, the other three would still manage a distance vs. a situation when this is a front tire and would cripple the truck till the replacement is arranged... street smartness! Did I hear someone saying Jugaad Technology?

People I meet

People I meet, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

India on the move...

India on the move..., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Some enjoy a moment...some save it for later too...

Some enjoy a moment...some save it for later too..., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Motorcycle Diaries

Motorcycle Diaries, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

When God made the mornings, he said...

When God made the mornings, he said..., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

I can't promise you a good day, but I can sure promise you a good view!

Make your own script!

Make your own script!, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Two twos are Four

Two twos are Four, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Postcards : Picadilly Circus, London

Postcards : Picadilly Circus, London, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Have not seen skies as beautiful as London in any other city ever!

Be the light...

Be the light..., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

when it starts getting dark!

This print has some obvious composition and print errors, however I still liked the position of the flower and some light on it.

If looks could kill...

If looks could kill..., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

these wheels are in for life !

Some I see so clear...

Some I see so clear..., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

some don't seem to be near!

Of all the things I have...

Of all the things I have..., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

I want to keep my ability to laugh!

Coming Home

Coming Home, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Still taken at a Tube Station in London.

What is the color of music?

What is the color of music?, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Still taken at the Hotel Balachulish, Fort William, Scotland on Christmas,'07

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..., originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

A still from the drive to Smoky Mountains in North Carolina... A detailed travelogue and more pictures here : Chai ki Dukaan

Water colors on Canvas

Water colors on Canvas, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

A view from the Clingmans Dome, which is the highest peak in Smoky Mountains @ about 6500 ft from sea level...

Could have zoomed in and avoided that tree top, however chose not to for some reason.

2gether

2gether, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

Met this young couple at Lomond Shores on 24th Dec'07... They were celebrating their 50th marriage anniversay... Sweet!

Maria and Susana

Maria and Susana, originally uploaded by ~OM~ ॐ छाया चित्रालय.

My co travelers on the East Coast Tour... Both these girls are engineers and from Spain... Beauty and brains together! How cool is that? or should I say how Hot?