Helios 44M 2/58

The $10 lens.

Pieter Both

This is the most iconic mountain of Mauritius. A national symbol which features on the official logo of the Mauritius. At 820m, the 2nd highest mountain of the island has claimed many victims among the brave who dared to defy it…

So, how hard can it be?

Maha Shivratri 2013

A week before the festival was to be celebrated, I was on my way to the annual pilgrimage to Ganga Talao…

 

My First DSLR

It was only a couple of 6 months ago that I bought the Canon S100. & now I’ve bought yet another Canon.

Trois Mamelles

Strictly speaking, it should be 1 Mamelle because we climbed only one of the 3 breasts...

The last time I had climbed a mountain was Corps de Garde, last year. Hence 2 months ago, thanks to the GPS tracks provided by fitsy.com, I ventured towards my first trek of 2012.

Time to get back in the game.

Graduation

In every university student’s life, at the end of his studies, there comes a day when everything comes together. A day when he can reap the rewards of nights spent Googling assignments, of days spent in the library copying homework and of the stress due to last-minute revisions. A day when his parents are proud of him. Graduation day.

Well, enough of hyperbole, here’s my account of my graduation at UOM.

 

Montagne des Signaux at night

The last time I climbed Signal Mountain, I said I would be back for another attempt at sunset, with a better camera. Only this time, I had two new cameras to test; my S100 and another one with a 41MP sensor…

Mauritius South-East Road Trip - Part 2

In the Part 1, we had left Pont Naturel and were heading towards Plaine Magnien. Due to our tight schedule, we couldn’t visit places like Le Bouchon, La Cambuse, Mon Desert Mon Tresor and the alien-built Mauritian Pyramids.

En route, we were debating where to have lunch. More specifically, which was the better seaside between Blue Bay & Le Chaland. As you would expect, we did this properly and...

Mauritius South-East Road Trip - Part 1

A month ago, I took to the roads to visit the South-East part of Mauritius.

In the previous road trip, we had stopped at Rivière des Anguilles and gone further South towards Souillac & then drove till the West coast. This time though, we planned to go East from Rivière des Anguilles...

 

My First Canon

Exactly 2 years and 5 months ago, I received my first Nikon - the Nikon Coolpix L20. & after overcoming my initial disappointment, the L20 proved to be a camera that largely exceeded my expectations.

 

The Darth Knight

My first ever stop motion short movie…

Soundtrack – The Imperial March by John Williams.
Sound effects from soundbible.com
Edited using Photoshop CS5.
Animated using Windows Live Movie Maker.

 

Mauritius South-West Road Trip - Part 2

In Part 1, half of our day had already been spent in Souillac. As we left Rochester Falls, for the first time, we were moving West…

 

Mauritius South-West Road Trip - Part 1

A journey through the Southern and Western coasts of Mauritius.

 

Port Louis in miniature

Since I last climbed Montagne des Signaux, I’ve been experimenting with tilt-shift photography through post-processing, more specifically miniature faking.

& the best thing is that you don’t need to be a pro photographer to do this. ;)

My first Apple product

Magical.

2 years

It’s been 2 years now since I own my camera… & since I last posted a post like this one, many things have happened. :)

44th

Today, we are celebrating the 44th Independence day of Mauritius – 44 years have passed since we got independence from Britain and 20 years since we are a Republic. On the media, Facebook and Twitter, you’ll see everyone wishing themselves a happy Independence day or stating that they are proud to be Mauritian… should we really be proud?

Montagne des Signaux

Le Morne de la Découverte, now known as Signal Mountain or Montagne des Signaux, stands at 323m (1058 ft) above Port Louis. It got its name from the French era signal-post built on the summit to guide the ships in harbour and which has now been replaced by an antenna farm.

Of all Mauritian mountains, Signal Mountain is the easiest to climb. Mainly, because it has a tarred road that goes up to the summit, which can be done on foot or in a vehicle.

So, how easy can it be?

PS. The dark version is here - Montagne des Signaux at night

Heat Tuning & Moto Expo 2012

The HEAT Tuning and Moto Expo at Jumbo Phoenix.

Maha Shivratri 2012

After accomplishing the pilgrimage to Ganga Talao, it is now time to celebrate the great night of Shiva at the temple, the Maheswarnath Mandir in Triolet.