tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174428852012-01-30T20:57:14.255-08:00Well...I don't know when the shutter bug bit, but I realised it when I went to Coorg ....been smitten ever since...here are some of the pics... Send your comments to CHRIS.VGI@GMAIL.COMChristellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05976212912416690607noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17442885.post-8442669656041939872008-04-06T20:41:00.000-07:002010-02-09T04:13:15.666-08:00When I wanted to get a digital camera (and had enough money to buy one), I reviewed, compared, and pretty much did a research on the subject. After months of deliberation, my heart was set on <a href="http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_archived_product_details.asp?id=960" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/General/OnlypusC770');">Olympus C770</a> - most attractive feature being the 10x zoom. not so commonplace in 2005. <p> When I got this camera in Sep'05, I never thought I'd be smitten by the shutterbug. I wanted a camera to call my own and take wherever I went - without having to depend on the family camera. Soon, I realsed (rather. was mde to realise) that I did indeed have an eye for the little things. <p> On March 1, 2008 - it was another big step ahead. I got my first dSLR - a <a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/ProductDetail.page?pid=25412" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/General/NikonD80');">Nikon D80</a>! Am still a novice in the world of dSLRs and I hope, someday, I will leave a mark here too! <!-- Google Code for Campus Pack Apply Now Button Conversion Page --><script type='text/javascript'> <!--var google_conversion_id = 1065472269; var google_conversion_language = 'en'; var google_conversion_format = '3'; var google_conversion_color = '330033'; var google_conversion_label = 'LnrICLPOxwEQjaKH_AM'; var google_conversion_value = 0; //--> </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/conversion.js'> </script> <noscript> <div style='display:inline;'><img height='1' width='1' style='border-style:none;' alt='' src='https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/conversion//1065472269/?label=LnrICLPOxwEQjaKH_AM&amp;guid=ON&amp;script=0'/> </div> </noscript><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17442885-844266965604193987?l=pics1804.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05976212912416690607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17442885.post-81476799560865000012008-01-20T01:17:00.000-08:002008-01-20T02:35:20.338-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_IBUBSrHoBx4/R5Mhhl49ADI/AAAAAAAAFJU/tOTdnFcWUyw/s1600-h/Slide111.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_IBUBSrHoBx4/R5Mhhl49ADI/AAAAAAAAFJU/tOTdnFcWUyw/s200/Slide111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157502859259740210" border="0" /></a> After the trip to <a href="http://pics1804.blogspot.com/2007/09/pichavaram.html" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/travel/Gokarna/Pichavaram');">Pichavaram</a>, I haven't really travelled long and far. With the 3-day Sankranthi holidays approaching, I really wanted to get away to some nice place. We chose Gokarna (thanks to many who'd written about the place - such as this <a href="http://www.anitabora.com/blog/2005/09/19/glorious-gokarna/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/travel/Gokarna/AnitaBora');">blog </a>and this <a href="http://usandeep.com/trekking/gokarna.html" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/travel/Gokarna/uSandeep');">travelogue</a>) - it was a 3-day weekend and 3 of us set off on Gokarna. <br> Not an easy journey for any of us - an overnight journey from Hyderabad to Hubli, and then a 4.5 hour bus ride to Gokarna. By the time we reached Gokarna, it was 2 pm. We had lunch, refreshed, and got off to the Om beach. We'd be there till sunset. <br> The next day, it was Kudle beach - a typical Chennaiite, I haven't come across clean, vast beaches with so much of variety and sea life. Needless to say, I had a nice time taking pictures of the little things on the beach... we even found whale bones... <br> Day 3, we went to the main beach - the typical Indian beach - dirty, noisy, crowds. At 12 noon, it was time to get going. After lunch, we got back to the bus stand, got into a bus to Ankola - one that went on even after a tire burst - from Ankola, it was to Hubli, and Hubli to Hyderabad. <br> <br> For the pictures: <br> <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/christelle1804/Gokarna" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/travel/Gokarna/Picasa');">Picasa</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17442885-8147679956086500001?l=pics1804.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05976212912416690607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17442885.post-4289912529704271062007-11-17T08:52:00.000-08:002007-12-28T04:35:26.558-08:00I went to Bhongir Fort a couple of weeks ago. From what I had read online, it seemed to be a good choice for a quick weekend trip. I was a li' disappointed by what I saw - nowhere close to the fort I had imagined :P Looking back, I think it is a good place for a quiet weekend trip - as long as that's all you want! And a good climb thrown in too... As usual, the pictures are on <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Christelle1804/Bhongir" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/travel/Bhongir/Picasaweb');">Picasaweb </a> and my post on the trip is at <a href="http://mebeenhere.blogspot.com/2007/11/bhongir-fort.html" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/travel/Bhongir/Mebeenhere');">my travelogue</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17442885-428991252970427106?l=pics1804.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05976212912416690607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17442885.post-43379285269507497452007-09-22T04:33:00.000-07:002007-12-28T04:36:43.811-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_IBUBSrHoBx4/RvUF8_xKqMI/AAAAAAAAD-Y/2JHCcLs4qUQ/s1600-h/Slide69.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_IBUBSrHoBx4/RvUF8_xKqMI/AAAAAAAAD-Y/2JHCcLs4qUQ/s200/Slide69.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112999497417009346" /></a> <a href="http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/11/29/stories/2003112900190100.htm" onClick="javascript:urchinTracker('/Pichavaram/Hindu');">Pichavaram</a> - not many people know this place, a mangrove near <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chidambaram" onClick="javascript:urchinTracker('/Pichavaram/Chidambaram');">Chidambaram</a>. We went there, my and two other friends, last weekend. You can find my pics on <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Christelle1804/Pichavaram" onClick="javascript:urchinTracker('/Picasaweb/Pichavaram');">Picasa</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris1804/sets/72157602110584386/" onClick="javascript:urchinTracker('/Flickr/Pichavaram');">Flickr</a> too :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17442885-4337928526950749745?l=pics1804.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05976212912416690607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17442885.post-7289588410640001552007-08-06T23:15:00.000-07:002007-08-07T00:44:00.184-07:00Finally! ..Yes, finally, I've managed to upload all the pics I had taken over the past few weeks. <a href="http://www.hampi.in/" onClick="javascript:urchinTracker('/outgoing/Hampi.in');">Hampi</a> was our first stop - before Jog Falls and Hogenakkal... and here are <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Christelle1804/hampi" onClick="javascript:urchinTracker('/Picasaweb/Hampi');">my pictures on Picasa</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17442885-728958841064000155?l=pics1804.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05976212912416690607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17442885.post-49260223396631057072007-08-05T22:03:00.000-07:002007-08-05T23:06:14.881-07:00Well... that is exactly what I tell myself for posting pictures almost a month after the trip ... hmmm... <br> <br> So, I'd been to <a href="http://www.karnataka.com/tourism/hampi/">Hampi</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampi">Wikipedia</a>), <a href="http://www.indyahills.com/karnataka/jogfall.html">Jog Falls</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jog_Falls">Wikipedia</a>) and <a href="http://www.hogenakkal.com/">Hogenakkal </a>... <br> <br> I am yet to post my Hampi pictures... but you can find the <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Christelle1804/JogFalls" onClick="javascript:urchinTracker('/Picasaweb/JogFalls');">Jog Fall pictures</a> and <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Christelle1804/Hogenakkal" onClick="javascript:urchinTracker('/Picasaweb/Hogenakkal');">Hogenakkal Pictures</a> in my <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Christelle1804" onClick="javascript:urchinTracker('/Picasaweb/main');">Picasaweb album</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17442885-4926022339663105707?l=pics1804.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05976212912416690607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17442885.post-2364295064266886142007-08-01T21:37:00.000-07:002007-12-28T04:54:20.809-08:00A couple of weekends ago, July 21 to be precise, we went to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagarjuna_Sagar_Dam">Nagarjunasagar dam</a> and the Ettipottala falls nearby. I know this is coming quite late... but then, better late thn never :) You can find the pics in my <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Christelle1804/Nagarjunasagar" onClick="javascript:urchinTracker('/Picasaweb/Nagarjunasagar');">Picasaweb album</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17442885-236429506426688614?l=pics1804.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05976212912416690607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17442885.post-1148564363086798812006-05-25T06:39:00.000-07:002007-06-24T22:34:51.182-07:00After a long break, I went to <a href="http://museums.ap.nic.in/qshahi.html">Qutub Shahi Tombs</a>. It is promoted as a <a href="http://www.hyderabad-secunderabad.com/travelinformation/qutbshahitombs.htm">historical site</a> -- however, I didn't find it very impressive (Well, I am no historian!) I have uploaded the pics in my <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Christelle1804/QutubShahiTombsHyderabad" onClick="javascript:urchinTracker ('Picasa_Qutub_Shahi_Tombs');">Picasaweb account</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17442885-114856436308679881?l=pics1804.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05976212912416690607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17442885.post-1146754471907770332006-05-04T07:54:00.000-07:002006-05-25T06:41:11.993-07:00There are a few things I am passionate about – and as you would find here in this site, photography is one among them; travel is another. The pictures you find here are my own – not a collection from the web. Of late, I have traveled a bit and taken a lot of pictures. Here are some of my pictures – not my entire collection. This blog came into being for my friends. Initially, I found it quite easy to upload pictures here and send the link rather than attaching the pictures each time I want someone to see my pictures. But as the days go by, I realize the audience is getting larger and hence the attempt to categorize it rather than simply load in chronological order. <br><br> And ya, be prepared to see this place change its look and feel once in a while. For comments or suggestions, you can always write to chris.vgi@gmail.com <br><br> You would find the photo category links to the left <br><br><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17442885-114675447190777033?l=pics1804.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05976212912416690607noreply@blogger.com0