Innocence at its best!

Hi!
One fine afternoon, when it was raining outside.. i decided to remain indoors and focus my attention on some very innocent and cute members in my family!



Initially it was very difficult to make the kittens pose coz they would just not stay at one place! I decided to place a large glass dish and planned to station all of them over it hoping that the natural light available would help me present a perfect picture....

Assume, they were scared and so meekly followed my directions to the 'T'...

Acting like a silent spectator throughout the drama was the mother cat who took note of every activity though got a little restless at times... she did make sure the kittens were comfortable posing towards the camera! :-)

A traditional feline pose!

One of growing kittens got really mischievous... would always keep jumping from one roof to the other... would often let loose and bring the entire house down... harmless though!!

Mother cat too didn't mind posing for me....

SANTOSH JAISWAL

santosh.greatshotphotography@gmail.com

+91 9833454825

Guava market at Allahabad!

Hi!
This time, here's another presentation of a typical countryside market at Allahabad...

Last January, when i was in the ancient city of Allahabad, i decided to visit the Guava market which is very popular for its guava varieties; especially the red ones!

A typical day starts at 0500 hrs when the local vendors pluck the fruits from their orchards and get the same to the market to sell...

a local vendor....

Also; adding color to the entire market are the vibrant bags in which the fruits are packed and arranged in the market...

A routine busy day....

The extreme chill in the atmosphere doesn't effect the determination of the villagers at all... Some ways to combat the same...

The morning market starts very early and all the transactions get over in almost an hour's time! amazing speed...

Another group of enthusiastic young vendors...

After a hard day's work, one of the very few luxuries or respite is a puff!

SANTOSH JAISWAL
santosh.greatshotphotography@gmail.com

+91 9833454825

Another weekend spot - Nirmal village

Hello!

In my constant tryst with nature, i came across another scenic village, very close to Mumbai which also served as a perfect post-trekking spot to our group of trekkers.

Nirmal village is located at a stone through distance from Virar, a Mumbai suburb.

The following are some of the snap-shots of my rural experience with a difference!

We were greeted by a magnificient and vivacious temple which looked was illuminated under bright sun-light...

The village also encompasses a quite lake cordoned by bright flora and fauna!






Another snap of the serene water body!





In the midst of the palms stands a church complementing the picture beautifully....

We also came across some villagers and the only thing on their mind seemed to be work; Hard work... :-)

Some more 'indulged' with heaps of bale all around...

Here's a picture of a ready-to-be-harvested grains!

A wild flower in the pink of its health!

SANTOSH JAISWAL

santosh.greatshotphotography@gmail.com

A perfect 'Getaway' at the Gateway!

Hi friends,

I'm raring to share another photographic experience with all of you; this time the 'peripheries of the maximum city' being the subject!


We started our journey on a launch along with a few companions on a sunday morning.

The reflection of clear blue sky on the water along with symmetric arrangement of boats on one side and the Gateway on the other side was an interesting capture! Personally, i liked the composition of the picture.

Next was the heartening picture of the 'Taj' reminiscing us of the ever welcoming culture of the country! The unbelievably blue color stood for our never ending spirit and makes this picture truly vivid!

I got the first panaromic glimpse of the sky-scrapers only when i reached some distance away from the main-land. The tinted clouds in the sky and light bluish water enhances the subject optimally

The combination of the eye catching red colour of one of the ships and the white clouds over blue sky made this one a perfect shot!

The never-ending spread of grey clouds looked breath-taking but wasn't enough to stop the lone strolling ship!

The 'sepia'tic tone of the picture really enhances the cloud formation and the sun's reflection on the ship and the water!

Does the lone standing tree in the midst of streaming water not teach us to 'Hang On'?

I was really fortunate to be able to capture Mumbai from a different notion!

SANTOSH JAISWAL
santosh.greatshotphotography@gmail.com

Pilgrimage to Varanasi
Hey friends,
I got an opportunity to visit the pilgrim city of the country; Varanasi and was fortunate enough to get some great pictures:

a. I took this picture with my Cannon 1000D with 18-55 lens. The boat proliferates beautifully over the picture depicting the wideness of the entire drama and gives me an impression as if the boat is carrying the entire ghat on its hull!

The very fact of me requesting my able boat rider to pose for a picture made him blush. His innocent smile coupled with the golden evening sun-light gave me a perfect shot!

Though its a painful truth that the water level of holy GANGA is reduced but by seeing the evening's Aarti one can say that the people's faith level is very much maintained.The Brahmin performing evening Aarti.

Evening is the time of meditation. It seems the whole existance has become meditative. I feel these two boats are so still....like dissolved in existance.

Amazing !!! This is one of my lucky shot, got due to perfect time synchro...

SANTOSH JAISWAL

santosh.greatshotphotography@gmail.com

Trekking expedtion to Tung and Tikona, Kamshet - Lonavala

Our expedition to the breath taking and picturesque Tung and Tikona located in Kamshet, Lonavala last week was indeed a wonderful experience. The group comprised of 20 highly energized trekkers. We all started from Mumbai in the morning and reached Kamshet around 1000 hrs near the foothills of the beautiful ranges. The shape of the mountain peak is triangular in shape hence the name, Tikona! The place is surrounded by the mountain ranges on one side and the perennial Pawna dam on the other side.

The trek was very refreshing and exciting. In the evening, the group prepared food together and we had a gala time having lunch together! Our next destination was a local village by the name Chavsar where an echoing folk song (Koli) greeted us and left us amused.

The sunset provided the perfect backdrop as we wandered through the village. We paid a visit to an ancient temple in the village too. We were lucky to get some great Sunrise pictures next morning.

Another interesting experience was capturing the footprints of a leopard who had accidently visited the same trail to quench thirst. The expedition then led us to Tung and our happiness knew no bounds… We tasted some delicious local food (Indian bread made of rice grains and a pungent dry sauce called ‘thecha’…) oblivious to the fact that a pair of innocent eyes were observing us and i was fortunate enough to get a shot before the little angel disappeared!

We then hired a private jeep to reach the station as the local bus planned to play hide and seek with us J Finally, we reached our homes and hit the bed anticipating the Monday blues which was waiting at the other side of the dawn!