The Red rose whispers of passion,
And the white rose breathes of love;
O, the red rose is a falcon,
And the white rose is a dove.

But I send you a cream-white rose
With a flush on its petal tips;
For the love that is purest and sweetest
Has a kiss of desire on the lips. ~ John Boyle O’Reilly

The "I like to move it, move it" guy from Madagascar, the DreamWorks movie.

Lovers in style...

Thatz me!!
So yes, I have taken the liberty and broken the norm - this photograph was not taken by me. But it is such a cute picture and I so love to show it off :D that I make sure it gets its rightful place in every photo-sharing system that I use.

Blue against blue is beautiful too :)
("Blue are the words I say and what I think... Blue are the feelings that live inside me." ~ Eiffel 65, 'Blue')

That is (an artistically taken :p) picture of a flower from a vase that stands next to one of the walls of my home.
<.takes on a modest tone :D> Nothing special about the photograph. Was amused by how two shades of white complemented each other so well. I love my home! :)

The "oh-so-wow" Golden Gate Bridge of the "oh-so-groovy" San Fransicso city at one of those "oh-so-few" times that you get to see it without the "oh-so-heavy" fog blanketting it.

Jellyfish almost always make for exquisite photography - the more deadly, the more divine :D

This stunning red jelly is one of the most striking I have seen. It is some kind of a deep sea jelly fish that emits bioluminescence. I wasnt able to find out the name though. The image was screen-captured from an astounding BBC video called 'The Blue Planet'.

Not sure if this is even a flower or a bunch of leaves in disguise or a plant organ with MPD (multiple-personality-disorder). But it sure is gorgeous, just like numerous others that adorn deli-luscious California.

The preamble

I dont claim to know a speck of professional photography - I cant. But partly by experience and mostly by fluke, I have learnt that a "wow" photograph does not always need a "wow" camera. Almost all of the photographs in this blog have been taken with my unpretentious, outmoded canon powershot.

According to me, a good photograph only needs you to :-
* have a purpose and know it.
* focus/wait/tilt/jump/scream/stand-upside-down/make-people-around-you-mad till there are no extraneous, distracting objects in the background.
* zoom in or out just the right amount.
* know if you have the right amount of lighting. (Now, what amount is "right amount"? I wouldnt know... rather, I dont :D)
* Shoot!

The simple rule: Click when you like what you see.

Happy clicking, people!
Harini