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New camera; new possibilities
I graduated to a Digital SLR recently. I used to find my Olympus zoom camera so limiting that I had to shoot many pictures before I get what I want. In the mean while, the ’subject’ (like a bird) will usually hurry away or get impatient (like my nephew would).
Suddenly a lot more seems possible. But I am still coping with the complexity of shooting with a D-SLR.
This picture is a ceiling fan [when it is on ;-) ] as seen from right underneath it. Observe part of the circle on the bottom left.
Mumbai’s worries
Basab wrote a good post on Mumbai’s problems and Navi Mumbai’s attempt to solve them. I had no idea about the Navi Mumbai story. I now have an excuse to go to Navi Mumbai.
Back to Mumbai’s worries–as much as Mumbai has problems, those very problems make it a land of opportunity. Traffic (or commuting) is a big problem. People with disposable incomes commute by hanging to rusty trains. People can pay. They want a solution. Those who can find it will create value and make money. Ditto with affordable housing. And so with other problems.
What’s he doing? What’s he thinking?
Samrakshan, Chennai. October 2, 2005.
The Bird
Lokhandwala, Mumbai. Jan 21, 2006.
Who is monkeying around?
Vijay does his best to mimic origins of mankind. Tonakel Camp, Chennai. Oct 8 2005.
Agni
Tonakel Camp, Chennai Oct 8, 2005.
Heavenly Canvas
From atop a boat - Backwaters near Alleppey, Kerala. April 2005.
Renew Mumbai? Is it practical? Satellite city option is like setting up a special court to deal with a problem. It shows lack of confidence in the system. Time can tell us if it helps solve the problem. Navi Mumbai could, at best, postpone Mumbai’s problems. It faces the ‘old-truck’ problem that a friend told me about. Current owners do not recycle their trucks. They sell it. Old-trucks continue to ply. Problems move - either physically or in time.