My first trip to Vaishnodevi was unimpressive. Climbing was hard, and it only served to highlight how badly out of shape I was, while my in-laws managed to cope so much better. Further, I hadn’t quite realized that the cave experience wouldn’t be the same as I had imagined, since the original cave was only opened at certain times a year, and that we only entered a newly created tunnel, one far easier to access, and hence more manageable with the crowds that thronged the mountain shrine. The resulting experience at the shrine, for barely a fraction of a second, hardly compared to what I had expected / imagined / heard about. So, for me, Vaishnodevi was like any other temple, nothing to write home about, something that was reflected (though not explicitly mentioned) in the blog post I wrote then.
at Alibag..

We saw this kingfisher near Akshi Beach at Alibag, just as we were making our way back home....
It was quite far off to begin with, but as we continued to wait, it came closer and closer, and gave us better opportunities to take photographs!
These were three of the better shots I managed.... a front view, a back view and a bottom view! I enjoyed having my new camera with me for this!!
It must be a joy to have a camera with a decent zoom!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, Mridula! !!!! I was like Samhith with a new toy, trying to find out how far i could go with the zoom!
DeleteI've seen a kingfisher only in Vijay mallya's products and services! They look gorgeous! It's nice to carry your camera everywhere so that we don't miss any beauties like this!
ReplyDeleteActually, Vaish, I do see kingfishers all the time near my house! This is the first time though that I have managed a decent shot, thanks to the new camera! and yes, I do carry my camera along most of the times!
DeleteI loved the pictures. I have not sen a Kingfisher with such a nice beak. Incidentally would you disclose the kind of camera you bought recently. It has a splendid zoom.
ReplyDeleteThanks PNS! the camera i have is a Nikon P510.. its a bridge camera.. a digital camera with a huge 42X optical zoom.. its wonderful... works better for me right now than a dslr
DeleteThese shots are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, LadyFi!
DeleteThanks Deepak!
ReplyDeleteLucky person and the camera, and lucky us, who gets to see the lovely pictures.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
you should get a SLR camera and become professional photographer :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful clicks Anu..
ReplyDeleteGreat Pics and a good camera, finally, I see!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics and a good camera (finally)!
ReplyDeleteThanks Usha!! great to see u back here.. waiting for comments on all my other posts too!
Deletenice & lovely
ReplyDeleteYou are using your new camera very nicely. Really good shots :)
ReplyDeleteNice one..BTW didn't see any posts on Navarathri golu..
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