Dood’s viewpoint from a different point of view
Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 30th Dec’07These beautiful purple flowers are planted just outside my hotel, on one of the side-walks. These are actually very tiny flowers, which in a bunch of 8-10, give the appearance of a bigger one.
I tried taking a close-up, but due to bright sunlight, couldn’t get the best results. Still, it was good enough to be put here. 
Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 29th Dec’07On the way back from office in the evening, I decided not to take a bus, as I usually do. I decided to walk, because it was still sunny and the weather was quite conducive for a lazy stroll. It was then when I saw a heap of broken glass lying on the side of the road. The rays of the evening sun were making the glass shine like diamonds, with a tinge of orange and yellow in the refracted rays.
Though I couldn’t manage to capture the exact appearance in terms of color, but still I am pretty satisfied with the texture of the image. I took several shots. Of all of them, I liked two the most. One I have posted above, and the other you can see here.
Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 28th Dec’07I took this picture today at lunch. I was returning from a nearby restaurant when I saw someone lying down on a sofa kept on the pavement. I just leaped over and saw this man sleeping there. Completely packed up, from head to feet, to protect himself from the chilly wind.
Lost in his own ‘closed’ world, he seemed completely oblivious of the happenings in the outside world.
Benazir Butto – brutally assassinated.
I have been closely following Pakistani politics from the time Nawaz and Benazir announced their return to their mother-land. Somehow Benazir always seemed to be ray of hope amidst all the chaos prevalent in the country.
The headlines at rediff came as BIG shock to me. I just couldn’t believe the cruelty and brutality displayed by the assassins in extinguishing the last strong flame of hope in Pakistani politics. Extremists who didn’t want her to return to power again, extremists who couldn’t stand a ‘woman’ rule the country, extremists who pose a grave danger to towards the destabilization of the entire Pakistani nation, have at last, in their second attempt, succeeded in their heinous plans.
I pay my condolences towards a brave lady, who dared to enter a well of fire and laid her life fighting for a cause.
He is an old man who sells covers for ID cards just outside the main exit gate of the Volkswagen plant. I’ve been seeing him for around 6 months now. He arrives at around 10 AM in the morning and you can find him standing there till it gets dark. The small brick on which he keeps his bag is all he has in the name of his ‘shop’. He carries two covers in his hands and recites something in Spanish to the people passing by, most probably the price of the covers.
He made me wonder how much easy money I am earning. He stands there for around 8 hours daily and would be managing to earn some 30 pesos on a good ‘business’ day. He is of the age of my grandfather and when its the fading years of his life, when he needs to get some rest from the hard spent years (as his present condition tells me) he is forced to spend days at a stretch standing on his rather strong legs, to fetch for a mouthful of bread.
This is his favorite or rather most comfortable pose to stand, as most of the times I find him standing in that stance. He always wears that cap of his and keeps on moving his makeshift ‘shop’ according to where proper shade is available.
I took this photo from a distance, so as not to embarrass him and obviously, myself too. So the clarity of the full image is not as good as expected. But the message that it conveys, is loud and clear.
Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 25th Dec’07Today being Christmas, I am posting this cute Santa doll displayed at the reception of my Hotel. I was waiting there to get my internet access key for the week when I noticed this small setup of dolls at the corner of the front-desk. Though there were beautiful Christmas trees, elegantly decorated hallways, but still I chose this “small Santa” to be my post for Christmas’07.
I sent the same photo my friends as the Christmas greeting.
Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 24th Dec’07I came a bit early from office today, it being the Christmas eve. Usually it is the Popocatepetl that catches my attention, but today it was the football field. There is this field at the back of the hotel, in the midst of almost ‘barren’ land covered with wild bushes and half constructed houses. Every Sunday or on a holiday you can see some local teams assemble for a match or two. I have always thought of walking down someday and having a closer look, but that didn’t happen till now.
Last Sunday they burnt all the tall grass and cleared up the surroundings. It looks much better than before and so I thought its time now to post it here
P.S – The full image looks much better than the one posted above. So please find time to click the link below
Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 23rd Dec’07I was sitting at an empty bus stop to take some rest from the excessive walking around I indulged in, during the day, when suddenly something caught my attention. I turned back to see my shadow in the lush green background lit up by the bright shining sun. It seemed so unusual. Unusual because I was reminded of something. When I was a child, I used to see my shadow and do strange things while walking on the road. I used to make weird postures, run around and try to leave my shadow behind. A sudden renewal of those memories made some strange feelings run through my mind. So, I just took out my camera and decided to capture the moment.
Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 22nd Dec’07While preparing for dinner, I kept the frozen green peas in warm water to make them return to their original texture. While I was frying the onions and cutting the capsicum, the peas were getting soft at the other corner of the room. Once the onions were ready, I returned to the peas to drain the water off and put them in the curry. As I came back to them, I saw this beautiful pattern of vivid green near-circles floating in the water. The next moment, I had the camera in my hand.
Beauty sometimes hides itself in small things and invites you to find it, through observant eyes. To a careless view it wont be even visible. But once discovered, it gives such a joy to your heart.
Originally clicked and Uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 21st Dec’07I wanted to click this for a long time. This is the place where I am having my lunch daily for the past one month now. It’s the Taco shop just outside my office. It is just a temporary tent set up on the roadside. But you can see everyone standing in the long queue in the afternoons, from the normal workers of the Volkswagen plant to the managers of the financial department.
The food is fresh and tastes awesome. The most amazing fact is the guy on the right speaks English much better and with much more fluency than any Mexican I have met till date. He is the person who actually ‘prepares’ the tacos, while two other provide the essential ingredients. Am providing one more photo below just to display the whole ‘setup’ of the place.
Originally clicked and Uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 21st Dec’07Click here to see the full sized photo-1
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