here's yet another take on bicycle shadows that i took a while ago, but it's not the typical view of a bike from the side, with or without a rider. this shot is

it might seem like i had separated the blades of the blind so i could look out the window to see the setting sun but in reality i was outside looking at the ref

when it's festival time in town the idol of the main temple is paraded along the main road. the street is painted with various appropriate designs and long line

in Esplanade Park in Riga, there's a wonderful exhibit of all different vibrantly colored birdhouses on a tree called the Colorful Tree. it's in central Riga, b

we had an errand to do in the next town, Vengurla and on the way back we stopped at a shop on one of the main roads in town. i was precariously parked so i stay

our kitchen has a lot of stainless steel utensils- cannisters, plates, bowls even glasses. i prefer to drink water from a glass glass and tea and coffee from a

my contest entry is a rather mysterious image with shadows, light and straight lines. while it might be hard to recognize what it is from the above image alone,

once upon a time rock doves lived in the wild with no interaction with human settlements but ages ago they evolved/were domesticated to thrive in urban areas. w

after a few days journey we were returning home on a night bus from Pune. the road was bumpy so we didn't get much sleep. early this morning the bus dropped us

just because i was out reflection hunting doesn't mean i wasn't interested in finding a good shadow. and normally a good shadow is likely to be sharp and clear,

herring gulls Larus argentatus are perhaps the species of birds i see most often, at least when i am in Norway. they are very much at home in our small town b

most of the boats in the harbor are in dry dock by the end of November when i took these shots. since it's lobster season until the 30th a few boats remain. the

last year one of the local schools held a flea market and drew a good crowd. it's not surprising because things are generally very expensive in Norway yet peopl

there are countless of interesting sights to see when driving the mountain roads in Norway. most of them are of the nature but there are lots of interesting poi

driftwood is quite common on the shore here because the Lågen river empties into the Larviksfjord and any driftwood from the river is carried by the current and much of it was

don't you just love it when you spot a bird you've never seen before and think maybe it's a special observation you had just accomplished but when you go to ide

in case you are not sure what you are looking at this is a reflection of a lamppost and a tree on a parked car taken on an evening walk after dark. the street i

what are the chances of guessing what is casting these shadows? no need to guess, here it is: there is definitely something fishy about these shadows. i'm not s

with the name Common Loon Gavia immer, you may think they are common. maybe they are some places but they are so rare in Norway that i have only seen them onc

the road to the beach is very narrow and curvy. to get to town we have to take this road. far too often tourists who don't know the road drive too fast and care