tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post114072910599159459..comments2023-10-24T18:10:17.695+05:30Comments on E Vestigio: Indian Railways v/s ExtemporeExtemporehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480705396381116507noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1143110336898143272006-03-23T16:08:00.000+05:302006-03-23T16:08:00.000+05:30@Roshan: Thanks very much - very kind of you to sa...@Roshan: Thanks very much - very kind of you to say. Taking pics from a moving vehicle is an art I haven't mastered yet or aquired even much of a liking for, really. I quite enjoy the stillness in photography. :-)<BR/><BR/>@./W: Warms the cockles of heart to hear you say that, my dear! :)Extemporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480705396381116507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1141847214368896942006-03-09T01:16:00.000+05:302006-03-09T01:16:00.000+05:30You won't have to 'Con' me into going to Kerala wi...You won't have to 'Con' me into going to Kerala with you! I would come of my own accord.<BR/><BR/>./wAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1141823263532126772006-03-08T18:37:00.000+05:302006-03-08T18:37:00.000+05:30it's my first visit here. i like the way you write...it's my first visit here. i like the way you write. lovely pictures too (even more so, the ones of bombay in the earlier post). i usually find the best approach when taking pictures from a moving vehicle is to just point and shoot, like a cowboy drawing his gun. it works better than you'd think. <BR/><BR/>so why dont you go off and be a travel writer? seriously...why <I>not</I>?This was once a regular blog but, after sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153810407601824926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1141582944543407992006-03-05T23:52:00.000+05:302006-03-05T23:52:00.000+05:30@./W: Thank you - it means a lot and you know that...@./W: Thank you - it means a lot and you know that. Someday perhaps, I can con you into going to Kerala with me. :-)<BR/><BR/>@Ash: 3 day journey? Sweet Christ, that's enough to test a saint. But yes, 24 hrs in a train, 3 AC, and a good friend - that's really good fun!<BR/><BR/>@Parth: Thank you, my dear. You are too kind! :-)*infinity! A couple of Rock Beach photos have happened but none that were really good. Next time, I go - you have my word.<BR/><BR/>@Isis: I agree but with a few reservations. Will take this up in a separate post - it will need that much space to ramble! And thanks for the travel writing compliment. Inshallah, I'll do something about it soon. :-)<BR/><BR/>@Manan: Listening, listening. Just waiting for the right time to leap because I do not intend to fall or go gentle into that good night. :-) What would I do without you.<BR/><BR/>@Peppper: Video? I don't know - one of those Gujju dudes may come up with some new championship! :-)<BR/><BR/>@Casa: My dear, sweet Casa! That was such a kind and lovely thing to say! I wish I posted more often too! Actually, am just waiting to clear up some stuff and then I should be ready to post more regularly. :-)<BR/><BR/>@Srikar: Thanks! Yup, I know but I am not for too much manipulation. That's why I bought a film SLR! :-)<BR/><BR/>@K: I can only digitize - printing is too expensive when you print 5 rolls at a time. :-) And let's not get started on how I am the only 26 year old who can say that I haven't been to Goa in over 20 years! Waaah!<BR/><BR/>@Everybody who is kind enough to read me: Guys, forgive me some more irregularity. I have a lot of really, really, important stuff to get done by first the 12th and then the 17th of this month. I am going to be a little here and there and everywhere. I am sorry - really!Extemporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480705396381116507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1141477769555971962006-03-04T18:39:00.000+05:302006-03-04T18:39:00.000+05:30Well, I never bother digitising them but some of m...Well, I never bother digitising them but some of my fave pics were taken from a train - two particular trips come to mind one from Delhi to Bangalore on a college trip, the second from Delhi to Goa via the Konkan Rail. The latter has some great pic opps. One thing you can do is to sit by the door and keep on shooting, I used my trusty old 35mm auto, but used 400ASA, as 100ASA shots tend to be a bit too blurry. I keep on taking shots hanging out of a train in this city, thats always great fun.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885651813993966354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1141395544344742022006-03-03T19:49:00.000+05:302006-03-03T19:49:00.000+05:30Hey! Cool pics.Some would have looked great with m...Hey! Cool pics.<BR/><BR/>Some would have looked great with more image manipulation...<BR/><BR/>And Welcome back !Srikarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813583478305559598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1141195634728619002006-03-01T12:17:00.000+05:302006-03-01T12:17:00.000+05:30Not only do you take beautiful photos, you weave t...Not only do you take beautiful photos, you weave them with such lovely words, that I remain mesmerised. I wish you would post more frequently :)Casablancahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077029132861679984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1141151268097836942006-02-28T23:57:00.000+05:302006-02-28T23:57:00.000+05:30On your next train ride, how about a video clip of...On your next train ride, how about a video clip of the characters you come across?<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a good trip. Travelling really is a lot of fun.SaidBackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474984826942089605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1141140933943626482006-02-28T21:05:00.000+05:302006-02-28T21:05:00.000+05:30Listen to Isis's divine advice... more importantly...Listen to Isis's divine advice... more importantly, listen to the travelblogger whimpering for release... and should the leap across the pond fall short (God forbid!), do go gentle into that good night...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1141089329944134312006-02-28T06:45:00.000+05:302006-02-28T06:45:00.000+05:30And while on the topic of photos ... Rock beach ph...And while on the topic of photos ... Rock beach photos please (unless you posted some and I missed them)Parthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756964089084413413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1141087939594319822006-02-28T06:22:00.000+05:302006-02-28T06:22:00.000+05:30after you spoke of the hardihood of Andhra landsca...after you spoke of the hardihood of Andhra landscape, it occurred to me that you're absolutely right. and right about kerala too. <BR/>however, i would tend to disagree (albeit very mildly) that the same is not true of the people. our "physical environs" does shape us, i believe, at least partially... adapt and survive? Dune, by herbert comes to mind. <BR/><BR/>i confess that you are a natural when it comes to travel writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1141019829243998262006-02-27T11:27:00.000+05:302006-02-27T11:27:00.000+05:30Wow! Excellent stuff. Indian railways is the best ...Wow! Excellent stuff. Indian railways is the best way to get a ringside view of the desi terrain. Please accept my congraultaions on a job well done.Parthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756964089084413413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1140994149839501232006-02-27T04:19:00.000+05:302006-02-27T04:19:00.000+05:30When I was a kid, we used to make a 3-day train jo...When I was a kid, we used to make a <I>3-day</I> train journey from Goa to Bhabaneshwar, in the heat of summer. The journeys were inexorably long and tiring, but they ha dtheir little charms - the villages rolling by, the people, the place, the animals, the lights, the bridges ...<BR/><BR/>I haven't travelled by train in ages .. low-cost airlines zindabaad ! But I'd like to do it sometime again ..though not for 3 days :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1140990088702549492006-02-27T03:11:00.000+05:302006-02-27T03:11:00.000+05:30I loved all of them, all. I want to go to Kerala.....I loved all of them, all. I want to go to Kerala.<BR/><BR/>./wAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com