How do you look forward to a weekend? I asked this question to few of my friends.
Person A: Weekend means sleeping whole day, relaxing. Why? Because you cannot do this on weekdays.
Person B: Boss, weekend is for partying..(Rest you can guess what includes in partying)
Person C, D, E till few more alphabets gave similar kind of answers.
These might not be the only answers, since hundreds of people have different thinking. But if you ask me this question, yes I desperately wait for a weekend. Why? Because these are the only 2 days where I can spend time away from the madness and chaos of cities, away from office stress and what not.
I like traveling and prefer to visit places which are less commercialized, peaceful and free from maddening crowds. This thread is a collection of pictures taken till now from my different trips.
Since I am very bad at writing, I would like to keep words at minimum and visuals at maximum.
Majestic, beautiful spectacular
Mt. Shivling. Taken during my Gangotri-Gomukh trek. This peak lies above Gangotri glacier at a place called Tapovan, which also serves as a base camp for expedition climbers.
Admiring the mighty Sahyadri range. (Location: Fort Bhairavgad. Chandoli reserve forest area)
Live young live free!! Taken at Sandhan valley- A naturally formed gorge with 200ft high cliffs on both sides (Location: Sandhan Valley, Bhandardara)
A beautiful view from Fort Sajjangad in Satara district, Maharashtra
Winding through the mountains (Location: Road is from Sajjangad towards Thoseghar waterfall)
Solitary wanderer. A rider going towards Tamhini Ghat
Holy bells at Fort Vasota
The strong 400+ year old fortifications (HDR version)
The winding staircase at Lohagad
Serene, tranquil Harihareshwar beach - Long exposure. Used a 10 stop B+W ND filter to achieve this in daytime.
Gateway to heaven! Clouds were quite dramatic that day tempting me to make a HDR (Location: Fort Raigad)
Hidden, serene Nayan Sarovar (Location: Interior Himalayas. On the way to Shrikhand Mahadev. Nayan Sarovar serves as a base camp before the final ascent for Shrikhand Mahadev)
The faithful guardian (Location: Fort Raigad)
Hi there! When visitors come, stop and pose for camera.
First sunrise of 2012 and what a way to witness it!!
Monsoons. It can turn anything into a beautiful admirable sight. Here, a basic tree and few rocks make up this wonderful long exposure.
Kaas. A place which is now known to almost everyone. Maharashtra's own valley of flowers! Come September, this place literally transforms itself from a barren landscape into heaven on earth. Countless number of rare species bloom over thousands of hectares of land. These include rarest of rare species of flowers. The whole area is carpeted with pink, yellow, white colors. I have been visiting this area for the past three years and every year it gives a unique life time of a experience.
Cluster of tiny white flowers.
I am superior. I stand tall.
Stand out of the crowd and you will be noticed!
I wish my company sets up a open office here. My productivity would be doubled.
Cats. A species which I feel always co-operate with me while photographing. They see me, wait, pose till I get tired of photographing and then leave.
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder!