[vaisakhr]

Originally Posted by naveen.raju

Awesome pics vaisakh

Originally Posted by dhanushmenon

Our official photographer has delivered yet again.. and in style!!
Fantastic snaps vaisakhr.

Originally Posted by deetjohn

Awesome pictures vaisakhr and dhanushmenon! Thanks a lot for sharing them.

Originally Posted by figo_mba

@vaisakhr.. Excellent, fantastic, bombastic pics man. Loved it . particularly my kids pic. Thanks for that man.

Originally Posted by nkg77

Excellent snaps Vaisakh. Good to see the tbhp Kochi team growing in strength. Hope to catch up with you guys for the next trip at least.

Thank you very much guys.

Originally Posted by jacs

Vaisakhr - This is why we captivated a bachelor photographer for the ride. You did a good job buddy and we care for you. (See how Rajoy protected you and your cams from the drizzle )

Lol, thanks for the pic jacs. Special thanks for Rajoy for helping me

Originally Posted by voyageur

The waterfall pic is already my Wallpaper . Nice work vaishak

Thanks buddy, you are always welcome.

Originally Posted by BigBrad

Great pics vaisakh & dhanush. Hoping to make it for the next drive.

Make sure you be there or you know what is going to happen

[dhanushmenon]

Originally Posted by coolclouds

Loved the snaps and reports. Thanks you guys for bringing them.

Regarding walkie talkies, are they legally permitted on public places? I ask this because we had to inform officials while we used the same at Mysore for a program.

The walkie talkies which we used operated in the range of 462- 466 MHz, with a power range of 0.5- 1 Watt.
These does not require license.
The frequency ranges of military, aeronautical and law enforcement professional sets are : 30- 88 MHz, 110- 175 Mhz and 225- 420 MHz.

At 462 Mhz, our walkie talkies did not have much range also (5 Nautical miles/ 8 Kms). As the frequency increases, the range decreases. That is the reason why VLF is used for round the globe communication on submarines.
The professional V/UHF sets will have ranges from 16- 50 nautical miles, depending on the elevation from the ground.

We had done this home work before we set foot to use these devices.
See, we did not want to barge into the police frequencies
Lest, Mr Rishi Raj Singh would be whipping us

Originally Posted by ampere

Awesome snaps Dhanush. Any upgrades to lens firepower?

Surely your kid will go places! A big pat on his back. How many actually went into that cold water !

One snap of the Ecosport please; minus Naveen! I know Naveen will kill me...

I had a quiet laugh looking at the walkie talkies bought for the drives! Where did the cell phones go ?

Thanks ampere for you kind words. Shall convey your 'pat on the back' to my son.

The Ecosport pic without naveen; here it goes

[voyageur]

Nice snaps Dhanush,

The pics have come out really well. You really do have an eye for photography

Cheers.

[naveen.raju]

Originally Posted by ampere

One snap of the Ecosport please; minus Naveen! I know Naveen will kill me...

I hope you got the pics of the Ecosport "MINUS ME" . LOL

[::CMS::]

Originally Posted by deetjohn

Bangalore

Deetjohn was acting as a chieftain of the tribes with a wooden baton to show his authority

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Hey, DeetJohn, Hope you remember Sajith and Diwya from Bangalore (aka ::CMS:

[coolclouds]

Originally Posted by dhanushmenon

The walkie talkies which we used operated in the range of 462- 466 MHz, with a power range of 0.5- 1 Watt.
These does not require license.
The frequency ranges of military, aeronautical and law enforcement professional sets are : 30- 88 MHz, 110- 175 Mhz and 225- 420 MHz.

At 462 Mhz, our walkie talkies did not have much range also (5 Nautical miles/ 8 Kms). As the frequency increases, the range decreases. That is the reason why VLF is used for round the globe communication on submarines.
The professional V/UHF sets will have ranges from 16- 50 nautical miles, depending on the elevation from the ground.....

Thank you so much for this useful info Dhanush.
The ones we used had license and a copy of the same with other details were submitted to police while getting permission.

[rajoy123]

Dhanush, Naveen & Vaisakh left nothing for me to say!!

This Meet & Drive was extra-ordinary! The way the route was planned, the constant planning-updations over whatsapp, and the resort location, left me speechless!! Kudos to the planning team!


It was great to have hot-noodles at the cold top-station, munnar, but in the company of good friends, the experiance turned magical!

Buying tea-powder, home-made chocolates & herbal oils at 9pm was Fun!

Most of the time we all were hungry, and that kept us alert throughout the journey

It was indeed a great experience to drive thru all the fog, with NO foglamps. Plus the company of all the 'boys', with their families made this a memorable trip.

The photos taken by Vaisakh and Dhanush have turned out really well! I am fully motivated to buy a good camera, as soon as the budget permits it!

Looking forward to another drive (less hectic, more relaxing) very soon!!

[microaubin]

Originally Posted by dhanushmenon

One pair for future drives and one for himself (Probably to converse with his wife when she is in kitchen and him playing Xbox in his room ).

Where did you buy these from? I would like to buy a pair exactly for the above mentioned purpose

[mallumowgli]

OMIGOD!! What have I missed!! That was one hell of a trip by you guys. And lovely pics - as usual by our staff photographer - I loved the snap of the Butterflies with Speed.demon in the background

@Dhanush : You are giving tough competition to Vaisakh. Your kiddo is the life of any party, I think. I remember that he was quite so at our Abad resort meet too!!

jacs, rajoy123 and your better halves - Belated Anniversary wishes

I've to show this to my wife. We will not miss the next overnight meet!!

Now, waiting for the rest of the snaps from jacs and others

[BigBrad]

Originally Posted by vaisakhr

Make sure you be there or you know what is going to happen

Sure mate,

[jacs]

Originally Posted by deetjohn

And jacs, your Fusion looks great!

Thanks buddy, I liked its sturdiness no doubt but its more of a drivers car. Wifey & kids love the Xylo for its space and comfort.

Originally Posted by rajoy123

Most of the time we all were hungry, and that kept us alert throughout the journey

Looking forward to another drive (less hectic, more relaxing) very soon!!

Special thanks for the prawns .

And yes another long drive may be in next quarter?

Originally Posted by mallumowgli

jacs, rajoy123 and your better halves - Belated Anniversary wishes

I've to show this to my wife. We will not miss the next overnight meet!!

Now, waiting for the rest of the snaps from jacs and others

Thanks a lot.

As informed, not many clicks this time. Trying to resize to bring it below 1Mbps without losing much of content.

[jacs]

First batch of photos from my cam.


1. Enroute Adimali after Kothamangalam



2. First stop after I joined the convoy. Fall was quite active after the rains.



3. While we stopped at Edassery's Farm Yard for Lunch



4. Rides from Right to Left



5. Left to right with our official photographer posing with ES



6. Farm Yard has some fish ponds to grab guest's attention



7. Next stop had a wonderful view point



8. Sipping masala tea in cold weather is rejuvanating



9. Joshua, Mythili and Druvin posing to our official photographer



10. While the convoy stopped just after Munnar on the way to top station.



11. View of the winding roads we negotiated



12. Figo_MBA's car leading the convoy



13. Our official photographer shooting the lush green tea plantaions



14. DhanushMenon & family. I need not explain the chemistry.



15. View of Mattupetty Dam. Thanks Figo_MBA for this perpective, much better than the crowded view points.



16. Next stop near Topstation, light is slightly better



17. Figo_MBA and NaveenRaju doing a ES vs Figo discussion while DhanushMenon is busy shooting the cars under the directorship of his lovely wife Seena.



18. While Johan got some new company



19. Mesmerizing tea plantations



(will be continued...)

[Speed.Demon]

Wow jacs, brilliant pics, mate!!

Seems almost everyone in this group has good photography sense.

Keep them coming mate, that plantation pic is simply superb!!

[dhanushmenon]

Fantastic pictures jacs.
Really awesome.
You have got some frames which the others could not manage. Difference in perspectives. And it does wonders to a frame.

My choicest ones are: 19,16,11,10 and 7
Simply out of the world.
Waiting for more.

[naveen.raju]

Awesome pics Jacs. All pics came out really well. Waiting for more.