Iyengar-ed for a day...

A self-portrait shot with my N73 on 'Aavani Avittam' day ;)

Fired Spirit!

Only a fire that burns in you all through your life can free your spirit!!

- Sir Karthik Balaji

Mudhal mazhai ennai azhaithadhey....

A suburban highway gets ready to face the wash on saturday evening

War of the Words

A completely white themed macro

HERO Vs. Villain ;)

Towers of Tamilnadu

This is a collection of a few towers I had shot with my 1mp intel camera, on a single day trip to temples around Kumbakonam in 2002.

Though these towers don't attract as many tourists (though they attract millions of 'Astrology' fanatic pilgrims), they are atleast as interesting to visit if not more than the world famous Eiffel, Pisa or the Petronas.

Thirunaageswaram


Thirukkadaiyur


Thiruvaalangaadu


Kanjanur


Sooriyanaar Koil


Thiribuvanam


Oppiliappan Koil


And some different styles here..

Baya Brithyangara Temple (On the way from Kumbakonam to Thirunaageswaram)


Keezhperumballam

The Frog that was never green!

ThavaLai, originally uploaded by Canon Balaji.

This is a sample post from my new flickr account created exclusively for my best photographs. Linked here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/canonbalaji

Though I try very much I find it very difficult to keep from marketing myself.

Hope I don't end up like this pazhamozhi ;)
நுணலும் தன் வாயால் கெடும்

update: After this post, I've decided one thing for sure; never to post directly from flickr

Underwater Photography...

...without getting wet?

Do u get it?

Perfomance Appraisal

Any more words in this post would defeat its purpose ;-)

Working on a Saturday :(

An amalgamation of 2 idioms : Mind is a monkey + Cat on the wall

அம்பாசமுத்திரம்

A scene at Ambasamudram on a February Sunday

தாமிரபரணியின் நீர்வரப்பு அதிகரித்தது;
மகிழ்ச்சியில் தமிழக அரசு!
ஆற்றைக் கடக்கும் கவலையில்
ஆளும் கட்சி மாடுகள் ்!

A maiden attempt at ஹைக்கூ ;-)

Update: For the benefit of non tamil reading folks (on request)

Thamirabharani flows high;
Relieved is the TN Govt!
Crossing the river worries,
the ruling party oxen!

தமிழோ ஆங்கிலமோ இனி மெல்லச் சாகும் !

Studio - One - Thousand

113 days, 34 posts, 1000 hits.

Thank you all!

Freezer Freak!

Thanks to Dachu and Keerthi for the Penguin, the Camera and the refrigerator without which this idea would have just been another 'pop' in my head (!)

In Mastercard style,

Borrowing a doll penguin from Dachu (without Dachu knowing) = Rs. 0
Keeping a freezer open for a short time = Rs. 0
Meddling with Keerthi's camera in the name of experimentation = Rs. 0

Giving a very important Global Message = Priceless ;-)

Ps. If you really wish to stop global warming, click here

Racing my Dream

Cars from the game 'Need for Speed' in Indian locations, thanks to Adobe Photoshop.


A beautiful Hyundai Tiburon 'caught' on the ECR in its high speed cruise. (High Speed: Motion Blur)



My personal favorite Volkswagen Golf GTI on a rainy Kolkata evening, on the Vidyasagar Setu. (Thats me in the car!!)

All I can do in reality is drive(walk) my xing through the rarely moving Chennai traffic :-(

SINGAM SINGLE-A PONA... PULI PUBLIC-A POGUM!!

Disclaimer: The title does not have anything to do with the sanitation practices of the tigers in the picture. It is for Punch-line purposes only.

Pictures Courtesy: National Geographic Magazine


This is picture is a documentary(!!) in a single frame on tigers. (I think so!)

If u can't make out what the tigers are trying to say, you can click on the picture for a larger image.

A trip down memory lane...

This picture was my first in image editing. Though I have made a lot of interesting photoshopping after this, a look at this picture takes me back to the memories of such kiddish gestures.

From here... (original picture of movie 'Aalavandhan' - 2000)


to here... ('Edit 1' with Jasc Paintshop Pro in 2002)


and here. ('Final' with Adobe Photoshop 7 in 2004)


Growing up and laughing at your earlier blunders are directly proportional to each other ;-)