tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78454573656412118982024-02-19T12:40:29.316+05:30Alpha ImageryForay into photographyMon.Esprithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348192101465775124noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845457365641211898.post-19052953987747932062014-03-01T02:01:00.000+05:302014-03-01T02:04:40.247+05:30Night Queen!<br />
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<br />Mon.Esprithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348192101465775124noreply@blogger.com9Bedford, UK52.1359729 -0.4666545999999698352.0580089 -0.62801609999996977 52.2139369 -0.30529309999996984tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845457365641211898.post-45572818080906574432014-02-24T21:57:00.000+05:302014-02-25T21:09:19.276+05:30Birds of Bedford<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a very special and unique photo from my collection and there is a story behind it. Today I am going to share it. This is right along the parliament street and a very unique piece of modern sculpture. <br />
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The Memorial to the Women of World War II is the result of an open competition, won by John W. Mills. The competition asked for a monument to commemorate all the women of World War II, not individuals. John W. Mills’ won the competition by a design from his own memories of the war and his mother’s work in munitions. It depicts the contribution of all women to the war effort through their clothing symbolically left hanging on pegs after they had returned home at the end of hostilities with their job well done.<br />
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Today I am sharing some interesting sculptures at King's Cross station regarding history of train travel. About 150 years of history and the sculptures speak for themselves. I have been to London so many times since 2006, but it was only 7 years later I took notice. Hope you like this tour of London with me. </div>
Mon.Esprithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348192101465775124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845457365641211898.post-5153081112874323282013-10-15T00:38:00.001+05:302014-02-25T07:16:39.325+05:30Tales from London - 1I have never noticed a protest like this in London, at the backdrop of two iconic buildings.<br />
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Mon.Esprithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348192101465775124noreply@blogger.com7London, UK51.511213899999987 -0.1198243999999704151.195100899999986 -0.7652713999999704 51.827326899999989 0.52562260000002958tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845457365641211898.post-18570282546011512552013-09-22T20:44:00.000+05:302013-09-22T20:44:02.269+05:30A tale of two kitties<hr />
1 - One of the housecats, as a part of our extended family.<br />
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2 - I met him (or her) on the roadside, carefully watching for any sign of food.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I couldn't do much of actual photography with my beloved camera on World Photography Day and perhaps would have taken no notice of it either unless one of my colleagues chose to taunt me with by mentioning this on the morning of 19th. Since I couldn't just let go the photographic spirit in me, I assorted and processed some of some the snaps casually taken with my mobile phone and made a collage out of them to commemorate the day because of no other reason that I will find myself incomplete without photography. Goes without saying that this year it is raining a lot more, than we are used to and today is one of the longest rainy day I have ever come across. </span></div>
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Kolkata at the time of monsoon. You might be surprised to know that this was actually shot in my phone from a hospital window and was processed later. </div>
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Mon.Esprithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348192101465775124noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845457365641211898.post-91769168747051562672013-07-12T18:17:00.001+05:302013-07-12T18:17:43.286+05:30Dreamy, as rose<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/abhrapal/8776739782/" title="Dreamy as rose! by Abhra Pal, on Flickr"><img alt="Dreamy as rose!" height="441" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7306/8776739782_1014ef78e0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>Mon.Esprithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348192101465775124noreply@blogger.com10Tenby, Pembrokeshire, UK51.672738 -4.703578999999990651.653045000000006 -4.7439194999999907 51.692431 -4.6632384999999905tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845457365641211898.post-3245125252699168682013-07-12T18:09:00.000+05:302013-07-12T18:09:03.840+05:30Feel Fresh (Vinca Rosea)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/abhrapal/8985310274/" title="Vinca Rosea (বাংলা নাম নয়নতারা / পয়সাফুল) by Abhra Pal, on Flickr"><img alt="Vinca Rosea (বাংলা নাম নয়নতারা / পয়সাফুল)" height="438" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2824/8985310274_cb8684ed5b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>Mon.Esprithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348192101465775124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845457365641211898.post-71680744727142684982013-06-23T02:00:00.000+05:302013-06-23T02:00:10.050+05:30Howrah Bridge!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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300 mm, F 10, 1/500 sec, ISO 400 - Almost getting there, till date the best moon shot I have taken.Mon.Esprithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348192101465775124noreply@blogger.com8Kolkata, West Bengal, India22.572646 88.36389499999995721.634999999999998 87.073001499999961 23.510292 89.654788499999952tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845457365641211898.post-79333162048974440152013-06-23T01:10:00.002+05:302013-06-23T01:10:34.553+05:30Oriental Magpie Robin<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is some strange shot with those floating numbers on air. Don't you think so? May be the photographer was suffering from optical illusion. I will give a quick hint, this was taken from inside of a taxi in Kolkata and those are the meter readings and city lights. </div>Mon.Esprithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348192101465775124noreply@blogger.com0Kolkata, West Bengal, India22.572646 88.36389522.338053499999997 88.048038 22.8072385 88.679752tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845457365641211898.post-29730005097618792542012-05-20T19:00:00.001+05:302012-05-20T19:00:10.916+05:30Sparkling Light<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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