tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post2394614283668362917..comments2024-03-18T14:53:56.122+05:30Comments on Windy Skies: A Sunday Morning On The MandoviAnil Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-40249630769337464562011-11-07T00:47:17.950+05:302011-11-07T00:47:17.950+05:30So then what determines luck and differentiates i...<i>So then what determines luck and differentiates it from hardwork?</i><br /><br />How much of hardwork is luck and vice versa. Who determines the differentiator and where is the cap on either. Then these become differentiated variables of an opinion and relate to only who is opining.<br /><br />The little nuance of someone getting in the way or the shaking of hand et al are just tiny errors Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285035301782149151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-16440522075189332482011-11-06T16:26:37.267+05:302011-11-06T16:26:37.267+05:30This sounds like the ingredients for a perfect Sun...This sounds like the ingredients for a perfect Sunday! Loved your write-up and photographs Anil.A Sunny Yellow Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09011088717120088152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-65159094489392928772011-11-06T16:10:28.512+05:302011-11-06T16:10:28.512+05:30Many years ago, a few of us were spending a week i...Many years ago, a few of us were spending a week in Goa with a college mate. She was a Goan and had invited us over from Bombay where we had studied together. We walked that morning to take the ferry and go across the river. She met someone and stood there chatting forever. We said we'd miss the ferry! She said there was another one in 20 minutes. As Bombayites, who do not like to miss a Indian Bazaarshttp://www.indianbazaars.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-72667202324804739322011-11-06T15:45:20.427+05:302011-11-06T15:45:20.427+05:30Red: Maybe. That's one way of looking at it. T...<b>Red</b>: Maybe. That's one way of looking at it. There're other ways. <br /><br />I see a difference between <i>Determiners</i> and <i>Differentiators</i>, <i>Differentiators</i> between any two relatively equal <i>Determiners</i>.<br /><br />It might appear Metaphysical in a way but that will not make it improbable in its own context.<br /><br />The intangible exists in that space as Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-79361494095915218902011-10-29T20:42:13.220+05:302011-10-29T20:42:13.220+05:30Looks & sounds lovely! It's been a long ti...Looks & sounds lovely! It's been a long time since I was in Goa. I'm almost convinced to see the Mandovi again this November :)Shivyahttp://theshootingstar.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-82050702181281685082011-10-29T09:19:01.719+05:302011-10-29T09:19:01.719+05:30Hi,Anil,
I have run out of words to describe your...Hi,Anil,<br />I have run out of words to describe your blog. <br /><br />I am going through your older posts to catch up. There was this lazy Sunday feel in all those lovely pictures.The place would easily pass for a Kerala scene,if you dont mention the location.<br /><br />Beautiful, simply superb post.dr.antonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191095888228061156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-42693527242569470602011-10-28T23:52:11.028+05:302011-10-28T23:52:11.028+05:30Timming huh lol. Intangibles would be feelings, em...Timming huh lol. Intangibles would be feelings, emotions, love et al. Luck is a derogatory word that undermines hardwork. Mine & Yours <br /><br />I don't thank luck or blame destiny for anything. These 2 words dont exist in Red's dictionary.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285035301782149151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-34444152417339695122011-10-28T13:07:45.103+05:302011-10-28T13:07:45.103+05:30Red: Maybe not in all contexts. It's seemingly...<b>Red</b>: Maybe not in all contexts. It's seemingly an intangible, as real at times as anything tangible.<br /><br />Luck with timming :-)Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-35048033102946520112011-10-28T00:08:09.833+05:302011-10-28T00:08:09.833+05:30Luck is a word used to canter someone else's h...Luck is a word used to canter someone else's hardwork. Don't believe in luck, never did, never will.<br /><br />Now timing thats a whole nother ball game by itself.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285035301782149151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-47054690382260467182011-10-27T22:18:06.756+05:302011-10-27T22:18:06.756+05:30Red: Okay, Thank you :-)
Still, I remember and ca...<b>Red</b>: Okay, Thank you :-)<br /><br />Still, I remember and can recount all those great candid moments I missed by a fraction of a second. I've mostly forgotten the ones I got right but remember most of those that I missed :-) <br /><br />Missed for being slow to anticipate it, missed for moving a fraction slow on the settings after anticipating it, missed for straining too hard on the Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-92204219685177857942011-10-27T19:49:57.572+05:302011-10-27T19:49:57.572+05:30Anilji: What you so fondly term as luck, we novice...Anilji: What you so fondly term as luck, we novices call it experience. The gut feeling and instinct are packaged in with it. Precision comes with perfecting an art and that comes with practice and after a while it just becomes second nature.<br /><br />Just shut up and take a compliment for what it is and say thank you or something :PRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285035301782149151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-90938126476864672192011-10-27T09:40:09.343+05:302011-10-27T09:40:09.343+05:30Red: Yes, I got lucky with that shot, very lucky. ...<b>Red</b>: Yes, I got lucky with that shot, very lucky. A certain luck is an essential ingredient in photography. Luck, instinct, a little of gut feel. I know this might sound odd, intangible even.<br /><br />The Ferry was moving away and I had to adjust the zoom and frame it at just that moment as he was in mid-fling.<br /><br />If you notice he's yet to complete his follow-through, and Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-74095040276283954142011-10-27T08:35:13.749+05:302011-10-27T08:35:13.749+05:30Agreed throwing the net requires practice, but the...Agreed throwing the net requires practice, but the timing of the pic is impeccable. And please call me Red :DRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285035301782149151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-8499715640828755052011-10-26T19:50:45.900+05:302011-10-26T19:50:45.900+05:30Balachandran V: Thank you for your kind comment. A...<b>Balachandran V</b>: Thank you for your kind comment. Always a pleasure to learn you liked the post :-)<br /><br />I can imagine Mohanlal saying this. Quite a dialogue. Which film was this?<br /><br />I think most people work so the week can end in a Saturday or a Sunday :-)<br /><br /><br /><b>Riot Kitty</b>: Thank you. The Gulmohars are a riot of colour.<br /><br /><b>Meena Venkataraman</b>: Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-68775174569382661752011-10-26T16:50:00.175+05:302011-10-26T16:50:00.175+05:30Truly nostalgic. Could be any sunday morning. I fi...Truly nostalgic. Could be any sunday morning. I first thought you are in Goa for Diwali looking at the pictures, then I saw the cotton tree flowers and Gulmohar that blossom at around March or as you write a nice morning post monsoon.<br />MaganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-88089663646866191252011-10-26T05:13:48.480+05:302011-10-26T05:13:48.480+05:30I'm always transported to another very differe...I'm always transported to another very different and amazing world by your lovely images and writing.marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-90930496662855178042011-10-25T23:57:41.566+05:302011-10-25T23:57:41.566+05:30Goa is beautiful. Nice picturesGoa is beautiful. Nice picturesAmrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-66805897021136455792011-10-25T14:06:24.022+05:302011-10-25T14:06:24.022+05:30PS finally got round to reading part 2 of your int...PS finally got round to reading part 2 of your interview - really interesting!karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694425567973843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-91367081111732112472011-10-25T14:05:37.579+05:302011-10-25T14:05:37.579+05:30Really interesting, as usual! What type of tree is...Really interesting, as usual! What type of tree is your amazing landmark tree, and what type of kite is flying up above? We currently have our yellow billed kites back after their annual migration - not sure where they actually go to and return from...karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694425567973843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1250531479835908392011-10-24T18:40:16.069+05:302011-10-24T18:40:16.069+05:30Item# 2 on my bucket list ~ Goa. I luv the pic of ...Item# 2 on my bucket list ~ Goa. I luv the pic of the net over the water creating a bubble.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285035301782149151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-71534996589343871702011-10-24T17:13:34.854+05:302011-10-24T17:13:34.854+05:30Lovely lovely reading.. ah luckily when I clicked ...Lovely lovely reading.. ah luckily when I clicked on your link I had a cup of tea in my hand!...:)<br />So true what you say about Sun. Except that in my case its always a sat that holds that feeling. I spend most of sun especially past afternoon sad about the looming monday! :)...<br /><br />I could have been standing there watching the fisherman fish. It was all so real and wonderfully poetic!Meena Venkataramanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389946736560941286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-11946196303391698092011-10-24T09:51:23.553+05:302011-10-24T09:51:23.553+05:30Wow! Great pictures and text as always - that firs...Wow! Great pictures and text as always - that first picture is really amazing.Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-32479201714290487122011-10-23T21:56:02.352+05:302011-10-23T21:56:02.352+05:30I have always felt like I am reading an epic when ...I have always felt like I am reading an epic when your posts run up in front of my eyes. <br /><br />The anticipation of doing nothing! In one of the Malayalam movies of the '80s, the actor Mohanlal says - ( he is an unemployed youth) 'Oru joli kittiyittu venam onnu leave edukkan' - Gotta get a job so that I can take a leave! <br /><br />Have never thought of Sunday that way - the Balachandran Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174364716507089780noreply@blogger.com