Three Hibiscus flowers

I have never noticed a Hibiscus flower before. I saw one today.
It had two layers of petals and I thought it looked really beautiful.

I thus took a photo of it


If you notice carefully , there is an insect dangling from the bottom of the outer most petal of rows.

A couple of more shots:

There is no better time, than there is now.

There is no beginning, no end.
There was never any more inception or culmination
Than there is now.

Nor any more youth or age
Than there is now.
And never any more perfection or fallacy
Than there is now.

Nor any more heaven or hell.
Friends or enemies.
Darkness or light
Than there is now.

This is the time as good as ever to continue our journey
There is no better time
Than there is now.

Black and White Photography

I have always loved black and white photographs. They seem more.. "expressive" to me than color photographs though I really cannot explain why.

The Lonely Guitarist

This is my all time favorite picture. I was passing through Place D' Arts metro station in Montreal and I found this old gentleman playing the guitar ( And he was playing really well )

( Click the pic below to show the complete pic - blogger has trimmed the right side of the pic and I am unable to fix it :( )


A flight of stairs at St Joseph's Oratory
I went to St Joseph's Oratory of Mont Royal and found a bunch of stairs at the side of the building, leading towards the top.

This picture would have made a very ordinary color photograph - but it looks much better in black and white



Jacques Cartier Bridge Montreal
This photograph was taken while I was sitting on the front seat of a running taxi. The iron-alloy pillars and support structures give some depth to the photograph. I had taken this picture in color mode initially , but when I converted it into black and white the "effect" of the depth really came out:



Pier 21 - Halifax Harbor front
Millions of immigrants passed thorough this port to enter Canada. This is Canada's Ellis Island. I wanted to capture the notice in the foreground with George's Island in the background - did a poor job at it.




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Most photographs of static objects and people look more beautiful in Black and White than in color. Or maybe it's just my perception

Test Post 2

From my Sony Xperia

Test Post 2

From my Sony Xperia

Test post from phone

If you can see this, it means I can blog from my phone now

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Time and the Past

I am gonna miss my past. That time went before its time.
Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives.
I would rather believe that time is a companion that goes along with us on our journey
reminds us to cherish every moment
because it will never come again
what we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived
after all my friend, we are only mortal