Mumbai Magic

Here's another one that shows the Gateway of India in the foreground and the majestic Taj Mahal hotel on the background. When people visit Mumbai, they're attracted to the Gateway of India, but I marvel at the Taj.

I've modified the colour balance a bit to give a old-timers' feeling to the photograph, but the boats in the front seem to betray the idea. The modified picture looks far better than the original, so I decided to display it.

Paint the turban red

This man didn't know I was photographing him. And I am pretty sure he doesn't know his photo is on the internet. He was on the platform when we were in a train that goes to Mumbai. I was lucky my camera was with me and that the camera was on. He was not there posing for a long time. If I didn't click when I caught a glimpse, I would have missed the chance of adding such a wonderful photo to my "I shot it" collection.

I am eager to take more of such shots. Wish me good luck.

Einstein and Violin

Another of Einstein's photographs in my collection. Something that connects to me.

Someone said Einstein might not have come up with the theory of relativity if he didn't play the violin. I have no idea how far that is true, but I did learn that Einstein drew his creative inspiration from Mozart and Bach.

But I can definitely tell you that playing a violin does make you feel really good about yourself. Its like driving your Harley Davidson minus the adrenalin rush minus the inevitable risk.

Learning a musical instrument is always fun if you like listening to music. Even getting a few notes correctly brings a smile to your face. But violin is not for the occasional fun-seekers. You gotta be extremely serious about your practice and the initial depression will soon fade away once the initial sqeaks slowly turn into more meaningful notes. For beginners, I'd confidently recommend a key-board. Go play it away.