From Dust to Clouds

Well, my blog about my dog has flourished far better than my blog about myself. So here is something to prop up this one.

Clouds and sky formations fascinate me. I like to take lots of pictures of them. Usually I'm stuck only with the mobile camera so they dont come out all that well. Here are some anyway.

From my recent trip to Ranikhet: I love the layering of clouds here. Blue sky, light white clouds, thick white clouds, dark black clouds, light grey clouds. It was raining on and off and the clouds were simply racing across the sky...it was wonderful to watch!

The clouds completely shrouded the view of the Himalayan Range. But in this one you can see Mt Trishul on the right, partially obscured by the clouds.

In Gurgaon: On one of my evening walks with my dog. I saw this lovely formation of a golden sunburst breaking through the clouds. Absolutely Divine!

From a trip to Pattaya, Thailand: In the first photo, I was struck by the Orange/Black contrast and the lovely reflection on the sun on the sea. One of the rare occasions I had a proper camera.

From the same Pattaya trip as above, in fact just a few minutes after the earlier photograph! A wider angle and a longer zoom brought in more of the sky, more light and more color. Blue and orange seem a garish color combination, but nature makes it work.

From my earlier flat in Mumbai: What can I say, despite the years that have passed, and the poor quality of my mobile camera, that was some view!! Both taken on the same day, same place, just a little variation in time.

And the wide angle: The depth, the space, the colors and the forms of this view make me catch my breath each time I look at it. And I feel truly privileged that I saw this sight with my own two eyes.

And in panaromic version.