Night retreats

This one was shot at 5 am in the morning, on a street in powai.  The sun was still shifting in the bed, struggling to wake up while the Night retreated back to its shell. 


Exif Data, for the technically inclined

• Aperture: f/4.0 [+]
• Focal Length: 55 mm [+]
• ISO Speed: 400 [+]
• Flash: No Flash [+]

  Gear : Nikon D 3000, 18-55 kit lens.
   Post Processing : Selectively used contrast, brightness and levels in Lightroom.


I realize as I look back at my work that I do tend to focus on capturing what I miss in Mumbai - Green Vistas, Colorful trees, Wildlife, Fishing - here is one more, Empty Streets.What is it that you miss in your city? Do drop in your comments ! wherever you are.

Have you seen this Mumbai

Parts of Mumbai still remain beautiful and unspoilt by the concrete jungle. Here are some shots which are hard to associate with this concrete metropolis

Dogs of Arrey Road, Mumbai

Light Divine at Powai Lake

Hiranandani Reflections, Powai Lake

Green Canopy, Arrey Colony, Goregaon

Deserted, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Thane

Am looking forward to hear from you, which one is your favorite. Also let me know if you have visited any of these locations and love these far and few green locations in Mumbai

Broken - on streets of Mumbai

it will take more
than just these two heads

to repair their broken today and build the future they deserve.. (self)

--Shot on bandstand, one of the most posh localities of happening suburb Bandra, Mumbai --

How small are we

An photostory which brings forth two important aspects of photography - minimalism and processing in digital darkroom.



I find sea very fascinating, many many years back as a kid i dreamt of hopping onto a ship and going around the world. The vastness of sea, its formless yet formidable presence holds many a secrets within and is a subject of great interest to scientists & artists alike for different reasons of course.  While the fascination continues, I now connect through photography. These fisherman , small black specs against the wide expanse of sea, represents how this huge wonder provides for our sustenance. And how small are we, and how big and powerful is the force of nature. Yet we choose to ignore and even make foolhardy attempts to take natural forces head on...