Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Deceptive clouds

20 April 2018,

It's a hot Friday here in Bangalore and presence of clouds worsened the atmosphere (in terms of perspiration). The evening, thick clouds gathered over the baking city hoping to precipitate and thaw the mercury levels. I was at the Rachenahalli lake that time waiting for the brewing clouds to drift along the water-body and drench for considerable time. The clouds seemed heavy with moisture and for sure would bring down at-least 3cms of rains. I was curiously waiting for the clouds to move above the region but Alas! the wait looked everlasting. The clouds never appeared overhead :-(. The engrossment transformed into embarrassment in 30 min. Out of curiosity, I noticed that clouds were running from east to west while my position North-South. I was deceived by the thick clouds with not even a single droplet reaching the ground. It was then I realized that I was waiting for elusive storm to shower over the region. With utter disappointment, I shot few cloudy mood of troposphere. Eventually the sadness was offset by the splendid tonal contrast between sky & lake. The turbid lake added great contrast to the troposphere.



At the other end, the dazzling sun was smiling at my disgust. I shot him too but not with enough enthusiasm.


The clouds neither moved nor dissipated. It looked as if they were permanently glued to sky. I smoldered at the heavens and they quipped with distant roar still without a droplet. Never scorn at nature :D.



The Sun was still smiling over the western horizon looking at my futile wait. It was that time fickle mind realized, no more wait and elusive storm would never happen. I comprehended the situation and returned home with wonderful pictures but without a droplet. Thanks to the evening Sun without which capturing the eastern horizon would not have been so much inspiring.

Hope the pictures delight you despite the moaning scribble.

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Thursday, April 19, 2018

After the rains subsided

As mentioned in previous post, the evening storms which lasted for couple of days eventually died. The city was once again beginning to feel the heat of summer. There were stray clouds hovering marking the end of the current storm period. I shot few HDRs in my DSLR to capture the beauty of atmosphere. Hope you enjoy them as well!


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Thursday, April 12, 2018

Party over troposphere

While sunlight diffusing through the broken clouds creates magnificent crepuscular rays, it also gleams the water-body with vivid colors. Despite the humid/hot weather, the charm of nature provided warmth at the outset of weekend. A whimsical cloud formation at the dawn of march provided some spectacular images to be framed in mobile camera. The evening clouds gravitate me towards Rachenahalli lake to compose those dreamy landscapes. I was equally rewarded by the troposphere for the haste. Two days later, the city was drenched in heavy thunderstorms providing temporal relief from heat.


Hope you enjoyed the pictures!

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