Standing Tall and Alone

We were exhausted to the core! I was too tired of clicking pics, we were all too tired of walking and it was already 5:30. We had to make up time. We were all insane enough to dump our bags in a nearby pit and hope that it'll still be present there when we return. Exhaustion! *sigh*

While walking up, we found this beautiful spot. I had to take images. Rakesh, Venu and Vivek went ahead while Abhishek, Vijay and Me were left behind clicking pics. We caught up with them after quite some time. This was clicked sometime during the up-trek.

Aahh.. Water at last

We thought we had reached the summit of Kodachadri. We were so desperate for water. But when we found out that there were 3 more kilometers to cover, all we could say was *sigh*. It was already 5 in the evening. We had to freshen up as quick as possible and pursue again. It was around this spot where we spotted the puppy. As usual, I delayed the start, by clicking here and there.

By the way, thats Vijay's hand you see there.

Ruined!

Although this little guy doesnt know it, he is very lucky to have born in Kodachadri, quite far away from human hustle and bustle. Except for the trekkers visiting the place now and then, the place is quite harmonius, I must say. But Wait, not so fast! Lets not jump to conclusions here. Forget about the foreground for a moment and take a look at the background. Now I realize that I've made a wrong statement, "the place was quite harmonius".

I dont understand why travellers sometimes become irresponsible. They do travel to see what the natural world offers them, but why do they give littering in return? There are many such places along the side of the trek path to Kodachadri.

One humble request, please dont litter. :(

On the way to Kodachadri...

It was 1:30 in the afternoon and we still hadnt started our ascent. We were walking along the dusty road when Rakesh spotted a stream nearby. We decided to freshen up and refill our supply of water. It was a beautiful place and spend quite some time there. Rakesh found these sets of stone, arranged them and asked me to shoot it.. And I did.

The second one is a photoshop tweak to the original. Its called radial blur in zoom mode. I liked the vortex effect that it produced.

What an expression Sirji!

Thats Vijay trying to smile while munching on a biscuit. I like to capture candid portraits and I tried the same with him. Unfortunately, he noticed me. But fortunately, I captured his squirrel-ish avatar.
This was shot at the foot of Kodachadri Hills, Shimoga, Karnataka, India. Its a must-see place, so go ahead append it to your things-to-see list!

Kodachadriya Naayi Mari!

It was around 5 pm when we reached the top. (Or atleast we thought we had reached the top, but Alas! There was 3 more kilometers to go). This cute little puppy greeted our exhausted minds with its usual playful activities. The Sun was at a low angle in the sky and muddy golden hairs of the puppy glistened in the sunlight.

A great start to a brand new decade

Hmmm.. Its been too long since I last updated my blog, almost 10 months!

Left to Right: Venu, Vivek, Abhishek, Rakesh
This season, me and a bunch of my friends planned a trip to the Western Ghats, Karnataka. I must say I loved clicking most of the pics!
This here is the summit of Kodachadri, Shimoga District, Karnataka, India. We were all too excited (and too tired) by the time we reached the top. We had thought we would miss the sunset for sure. In fact, we almost missed the sunset due to this series of pictures.