The cross at the top of the hill

Summer growth

The street was lined with these trees, and they all seemed to show fresh leaves at the end of every branch. A really nice sight.

Festive traffic jam

Its not only the ‘no-traffic-sense’ that can cause chaos in the streets in Mumbai, its also the people dancing on the street. It was strange to see colours being used, colours that you normally only see during holi. Yesterday was the last day of the 6 days long celebration. I’ll miss the psychedelic lights that lit the whole street, but I will definitely not miss the ‘band-baaja‘.

Under a starry street one night

There’s a week-long celebration going on at the temple near here, and whole street had been lit by thousands of these little bulbs. Perfect for the star aperture of the lensbaby. I just wish I had come up with the idea in the first place…

Reach for the light

I was at the Marine Drive promenade, right opposite NCPA, when I happened to spot my favourite tree. I don’t know what its called, but I like their ‘leafless’ look. I had the lensbaby on and was trying to figure the focus when I noticed this kid come and sit a few feet away from me. I figure the focus the best I can (its been ages since I focused manually) and take the photo and just when I the preview appears on the LCD of the camera, this kid has zipped right in and is peeking into the LCD along with me. So I press the playback and show him the photo and I did detect a hint of him being unimpressed / confused as to what I had shot and why.

Building mesh

One of my favourite night-time buildings, the Hilton Towers at Nariman Point, seemed like a good candidate for the lensbaby and its selective blurring.