Thursday, May 30, 2013

A visit to the zoo (Birds)...Part 3!

Towards the end of your walk in the zoo, you come to a clearing, a beautiful artificial water body providing a sanctuary for water birds. Just standing in there in silence and watching the birds go about their way, indifferent to our presence, could make you feel like you could be meditating with your eyes open! Ever had that feeling when you entered a sacred space, all the noise on the outside and inside your head suddenly seemed to evaporate, leaving you  peaceful and calm? Well that is exactly what it felt like to me!! Once inside, I simply didn't want to leave. But - "When a whiff of beauty enters your heart, it takes more than just the eyes to preserve it!"....
It was like a treat to my camera after it had strained to shoot my pictures through iron bars and flocking noisy crowds. What more could it ask for when you could stand as close as 2 feet and shoot? Well, except for a few ducks that would just keep wading too fast meaning you would need patience + a good shutter speed to get a decent shot!!!

 One of the prettiest geese - Still haven't figured out it's actual name!

Couldn't resist..it was too close and too surreal with the sun shining perfectly on it....:) 

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

A visit to the zoo...Part 2!



In the words of Nobuyoshi Araki - "Photography is about a single point of a moment. It's like stopping time as everything happens in that forced instant. But if you keep creating these points, they form a line which reflects your life."Just the simplicity of his words and the powerful meaning behind it, makes me surmise if anyone could have ever put that feeling into better words but him! A true photographer's lifeline can be perfectly summarised in those 3 sentences. 


We all know they are TALL, but you only realise it for REAL when you get to meet one! In this pic it feels like the Giraffe actually bent it's neck a l'il bit to fit into my frame...:)


At this point in time, I have no idea how much of an impact the "Art of a perfect click" would have on my life leave alone the breathful significance it has already imprinted within me. Why? Where? When? Because of whom? How much more longer? I have no answer to any of these questions - Not Yet! Time will tell.....

But till then, I try and make the most of this gift with whatever little I have, wherever I happen to go or be! So here's to continuing with my journey on one such rare opportunities I had when I visited the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens in Mysore. 
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