Portraits of a little village boy - Age of Innocence

En route to Lavasa, we stopped by for bhutta (corn cob). At the shop accompanying his father, was a little village boy Bala. His innocence stood out and we took out a Minion, I think, from the car's dash and handed it over to him. 

He became the centre of attention amongst the others day and clearly his joy knew no bounds. That age of innocence where little things give immense happiness.

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Vintage Ford - Science Museum, London

A Vintage Ford at the Science Museum, London

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Vintage Bicycle - Science Museum, London

Vintage Bicycle - Science Museum, London

This was very fascinating for me because I've never seen something like a vintage cycle. For me, this was as big a star attraction as the steam engines, cars and airplanes featured at the Science Museum in London. I'd like to know if any or you have seen a vintage cycle, or better still, rode one?

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Scavenger Hunt - Week 29th January

This is an entry for the Scavenger Hunt - Week 29th January. The five submissions were for Smile, Stand Alone, Rusty or Something Old, Artificial and Repeating Pattern.

Here is my interpretation and entry for the Scavenger Hunt.

1.Smile

Pretty Eyes or pretty smile?

2.Stand Alone
Standing alone and wine-ing alone!

3.Rusty or Something Old

This is probably the oldest steam engine, which was shot in the Science Museum in London

4.Artificial

One of the zones in Disneyland Hong Kong, is the Adventureland. This one's almost a recreation of a Hollywood set.

5.Repeating Pattern

Shot off the Regent Street in London with its old architecture well lit in glory!

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Vintage and Old Steam Engines, Science Museum London

Vintage and Old Steam Engines, Science Museum London

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Engine Block - Science Museum, London

Engine Block - A black and white macro shot of one of the oldest steam engines, now in the Science Museum, London

Participating for: Macro Monday, Himmelsk, Best Post of the Week, Monochrome Maniacs, FPOTW Contest, Fabulous Friday, Highlight Sunday                 

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Scavenger Hunt - Week 22nd January

This is an entry for the Scavenger Hunt - Week 22nd January. The five submissions were for Sunset, Black and White, A Day in my Life, Four and Colourful.

Here is my interpretation and entry for the Scavenger Hunt.

1.Sunset
This was one of the last sunsets from last year. Winter sunsets are always prettier; this one saw people wrapping up their game of cricket on the beach.

2. Black and White
This was near the London Eye; the walkabout along the River Thames. The otherwise busy area was quiet on a cold and windy autumn weekday.

3. A Day in my Life
I'm not a very club-going person; but there is the odd day in my life when I do land up at one.

4. Four
G-force and adrenaline rush at the highest levels; Formula 1 racers Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing and Kamui Kobayashi of Sauber F1 battle it out for track position at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang near the capital city of Kuala Lumpur.

5. Colourful
This was the very vibrant show, 'The Lion King', that I had caught at Disneyland Hong Kong.

Participating for: Scavenger Hunt and Simple as That    

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Nelson Column, Trafalgar Square, London

Nelson Column, Trafalgar Square, London

Trafalgar Square happens to be the midpoint of London where the Nelson Column stands tall in glory.

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Scavenger Hunt - Week 15th January

This is an entry for the Scavenger Hunt - Week 15th January. The five submissions were for Stacked Up, Winter Wonderland, Sweet, Hole and Frozen.

Here is my interpretation and entry for the Scavenger Hunt.

1. Stacked Up

Blue colour bangles stacked up and kept safely

2. Winter Wonderland

Winter isn't winter without skiing, is it?

3. Sweet

Colourful cupcakes...

4. Hole

The holes in a candle stand glow and illuminate

5. Frozen

Frozen thoughts....

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Along the Thames, London

Along the River Thames, near the London Eye is a path that leads to the Golden Jubilee Footbridge. This is a very fun-filled path on weekends where plenty of street artists do some fantastic stuff. Some of them even pose as statues and that's quite unthinkable over the stretch on an entire day. 

Well, that's how I always saw it to be and sadly don't have any photos to share from then. But one windy weekday evening I stepped out to London Eye and caught a sight that gives a completely different picture. I felt that time had turned, and that's why this one's in black and white.

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River Thames Cruise, London

River Thames Cruise - Across London Eye, Big Ben and Westminster Bridge London

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The Best of 2011 - Part 3

Like I mentioned earlier in Part 1 of this series, 2011 was a great year for me for travel as well. In fact, it started since Dec 2010 itself. Good travel meant good opportunity for a number of photos, a lot of which did turn out pretty good too. Travel and photography have been going hand in hand for me for a while now, though earlier they may or may not have been the way I wanted them, which today has changed a great deal for the good. 

The best part for me has been the numerous lovely compliments I received on these travel photos.The series created a connect, where people felt they travelled with me, were reminded of their times at that place or how they want to visit that particular place even more so now. That too me, has been very satisfying! I started to share my travel stories on Sareenity - Where I May Roam, but sadly I haven't got too far. 2012, I sincerely hope to change that and share some write-ups, frequently as well. Counting down to 6, 5 and 4, this post on the Best of 2011 features everything from my travels this year.

6. Piccadilly Circus, Another Look.

 This may have just ended as another black-and-white shot had a not got lucky with the old double-decker London bus (of course I could do with the car behind it). It's not often that you see these and lightening struck twice for me with this bus. First, I managed to shoot the Before and After of the bus at Kensington Gardens and then I got another opportunity at Piccadilly Circus. When I saw this picture on my laptop, I got a feeling that something more dramatic can be done to this shot; may be add some textures and distortions to give it a vintage look. 

I could manage none of that on my own so I passed it to Sheetal, a designer from my team. After giving her much pain, she produced this beauty that gave it the vintage look I wanted. You can view the original post that also features the real Piccadilly Circus as of today, here. Also equally popular were similar posts on Piccadilly Circus and Street Artist at Piccadilly Circus.

5. The Royal Albert Hall

The Royals Albert Hall is an iconic landmark in London for both, its grand structure and the performances it continues to host and boast. And I do wish I catch a live act, ideally like an unplugged performance from a great rock band like U2 someday. But this is another great tourist spot; you have the Royal Albert Hall, Albert Memorial and the Kensington Gardens all along side. And yes, the fantastic museums are just a little walk away. 

You can see the also view the other photographs of the Royal Albert Hall and the Albert Memorial.

4. Symphony of Lights, Hong Kong

I just can't describe, in words or photos, how fascinating this record-breaking show called Symphony of Lights is. I ensured that I took time out for it and managed to catch the show twice - once from Wan Chai and once from Kowloon, and it is certainly something one cannot afford to miss if you are in Hong Kong. Wai Chai will allow you better shots because the people here are far lesser. Which then means that Kowloon is the better place to see it from :). Or may be even from the ferry, which I skipped. 

I was late, as in just 10 minutes before the show start because of which I missed out on all the clean vantage points without people. Tip: Get there early to get a good spot and try out a few options before settling to the best setting - but manual (aperture with f/16 may get it a little too bright) with a higher ISO. You can learn more about the Symphony of Lights and see the related photos here.

 How did you find the travel photos at My Third Eye this year. As always, feedback is more than appreciated and also do tell me your favourites from the travel series. 

You can also view Part 1, Part 2 and Part 4 of this series. 

And of course, the finale from Part 5.   

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