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Colorful Bird

Colorful Bird

ok, so sometimes I do take pictures of birds perched on the ends of tree branches. This little colorful one was photographed at the Montreal Botanical Gardens last summer. A true little beauty who I thanked for staying still long enough to catch on camera.
From saris to cell phones

From saris to cell phones

Traditionally dressed women chatting by the roadside. Barefoot playboys in bright red tracksuits. Elder man escorting bicycle transporting goods secured with fraying rope. Colour and contrast everywhere. India 2010.
Typical street scene. Trunk Road, Chennai, South India

Typical street scene. Trunk Road, Chennai, South India

The India of today with remnants of yesterday… Yes, that really is a cow on the main road. And he will probably be there all day and the next. In the very same spot. Right amongst the passersby, in front of the merchant’s sign advertising cell phones and internet.
Fisherman at Sunset

Fisherman at Sunset

This beautiful image of local fisherman returning home at the end of the day was captured through the window of a houseboat while traveling on the backwater canals of Kerala, Southern India.
Underbelly. A moment in time….

Underbelly. A moment in time….

I had been watching the activities of the ducks in the pond for some time, camera at the ready, when the egret came flying through. It’s as if one is trying not to look up under a young lady’s skirt-shades of Marilyn standing above the street vent-exposed yet graceful, embarrassed yet intrigued, innocence but not,..
False bird of paradise

False bird of paradise

  This exotic flower is from the Heliconia family and is often referred to as the “false bird of paradise”. It was photographed during a tour of a spice plantation in Munnar, India. Its radiant colours and voluptuous shapes immediately grab your attention as you question what type of flower or plant it might possibly..
Seasonal intervals:

Seasonal intervals:

Ice caked fall leaves seem to be more and more prevalent each year. Probably has something to do with climate change. Not sure how good it is for the flowers and plants around us but makes for pretty photographs. Contrasts, texture, shadow and light and knowing that within a few hours the scene will likely..