This morning I was checking my blog
to find out as to how my previous post is faring in terms of “comments”
received. There were no new additions to make me feel happy about. However, an uncharitable invite was peeping out to join the
bandwagon of competitors for Capture the color
contest. Though it was not something unfathomable to identify photographs with
the 5 colours but it was the thought of roping in 5 more gullible bloggers that
was agonising. I also strongly feel the way Nisha
has indicated while writing on the subject.
Its has now become incumbent on my
part to make a quick search and produce whatever I have. I shall, however,
desist from explaining the attributes, significance or otherwise of the various
colors as they have been dealt with at length by many of my fellow bloggers so
far.
THE RED:
Recently when I was on a visit to a
wholesale fruit market in Chennai, I came across some red fruits looking like
plums. On my enquiry, the vendor told me something in the vernacular which could
not be registered in my brain.
GREEN:
On the 3rd of this month I received a
telephone call from Coimbatore asking me to come out of my apartment at Chennai
and to look at the sky to witness a beautiful view of the Sun having a disk
around it. I went up and looked at the sky from the terrace of the building. It
was all black clouds preventing the Sun to show off. This phenomenon was
reported by our friend R. Ramakrishnan the same day in his post titled Disc around the Sun. While
still on the terrace I looked around and noticed the Neem trees below full of
fresh foliage.
WHITE:
White too has many shades. While at a
garden in Srinagar, this flower known as Magnolia Grandiflora with its thick
petals seemed something exotic.
BLUE:
Blue skies and blue waters have
always been soothing to ones eyes. The Ekambareswara Temple tower (Gopuram) at
Kancheepuram has a beautiful sky as its backdrop. I am yet to write about the
splendid architecture of this temple complex.
YELLOW:
The Papaya fruits on sale at Chennai fruit market. They have great medicinal properties apart from being tasty. “Pepsin” is derived from raw Papayas used in many stomach ailments.
Now the most undesirable and
uncharitable part of this post is to rope in 5 more blogger friends to carry the
contest forward. With due apologies I list them hereunder:
3. Green Tomato
5. Travel Magic
आपकी फोटोग्राफी सदैव मुझे आकर्षित करती रही है। इस बार भी।
ReplyDeletePNS Sir: This is a fabulous post. Loved all the pics but the beautiful white Lily simply takes the cake. It is so pure,unpolluted & sublime. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteThanks for listing me in this contest. I do not know if I can live up to expectations !
Incidentally I am in Chennai for a day on 28 Feb'12. If you are in Chennai too we can meet and have some joint adventures together :) Warm Regards Ram
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ReplyDeleteCorrections to my earlier comment:
ReplyDelete1.Please read as "Lily like flower".
2.Read the date as 28 August 2012.
Looks like I got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning - making so many errors !
Beautiful captures, all of them! My favorite is the blue one. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely pics! The white blossom seems almost unreal- like a sculpture!
ReplyDeletelovely post ...loved the temple shot.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures! The white flower looks like plastic...beautiful. Liked the blue background of the temple and the green leaves.
ReplyDeleteThose fruits are fresh dates PNS. Love that color a lot. Color is attractive but not so tasty like the dried and syrupy ones.
ReplyDeleteWOWOW.. nature and the beautiful colors hmmmmmmmmmm.. and the papaya looks yummmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
ReplyDeleteBikram's
Hello PNS,
ReplyDeleteGreetings and good wishes.
I was pleasantly surprised that you are Kerala to celebrate your mums 80th birthday. Best wishes to your wonderful mom. Hope we will have an opportunity to meet and have a cup of tea one of these days and have a little chat.
I am thrilled that you have asked me to post five photos with different colors. I will be happy to do so. But roping in five more bloggers will be a problem for me.
Hope to meet you in person early next month,
Joseph
Nice one PNS..
ReplyDeleteI can understand your sentiments about comments..
but that is how the world is, we take more than we can give...
in most cases, i suppose..
आपकी यात्राएं बाइसे मसर्रत हैं।
ReplyDeleteईद की दिली मुबारकबाद।
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हर अदा पर निसार हो जाएँ...
Lovely hues of nature, PN!
ReplyDeleteHoping my comment will leave you feeling happy.
ReplyDeleteLoving 'White', that flower is so pure, so delicate, so beautiful.
Great subjects chosen. So well presented.
ReplyDeletebeautiful captures, PNS!
ReplyDeleteप्रकृति को इतने करीब से बहुत कम लोग महसूस कर पाते हैं। हम इस बात के आभारी हैं कि आपके बहाने कुछ भाव हम तकभी पहुंच जाते हैं।
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डायन का तिलिस्म!
हर अदा पर निसार हो जाएँ...
Each one of them is simply beautiful. the leaves of the neem tree looks so symmetrical.
ReplyDeletewhat i love most is yellow!!
ReplyDeleteyes, thats the most unappealing part of the tag...in fact i really dont like tags!!
just did the post myself...coz it was opportunity to share my travel pics in a most innovative manner!!
http://sushmita-smile.blogspot.in/
Nice theme and photos esp first one
ReplyDeletethanks
Beautiful selection of images. I love that temple shot. All the best.
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