My pictures with their little stories

Early morning at London Paddington station Early morning at London Paddington station was an entirely different experience than being here during the busy day time. This was around the time when the first trains were rolling out of the station. The play of light was spectacular with the train lights adding the extra drama.

Jali Collection - 1, photo by Milind Sathe This is the first image from my series on Jali . Jali is a fascinating subject, not merely because of the intricate patterns and designs to be found in Jali work, but to me it has been a symbol of a barrier. When the barrier is beautiful, does it take away the harshness of the purpose itself ? ( Pune, 2017)

Early morning at a railway station The light plays out in a fascinating manner in the early hours at a railway station. There is this constant light of tube lights on the platforms and the red signals. When a train arrives, the head lights of the locomotive seem to be stationary and they pick up speed when the train starts closing in piercing the darkness around and make the tracks shine. The lights in the coaches of the trains are the additional lights which play out and then the signal lights change to green and yellow. In a large railway station, this drama gets played out every few minutes till it is morning and the train lights are no longer needed. The drama of the light piercing the darkness has ended and a new day has begun.

Twilight at a beach near Guhagar Some distance from Guhagar , we spent an unforgettable hour at this beach around sundown. The colours kept changing and rapidly at that. The waves, the play of l ight, the patterns of the clouds - each of them were enjoying their play. We were transfixed there absorbing this grand spectacle. For a change, I was not keen to take pictures as I would have missed several precious moments. ( Kokan , 2013 )

From a restaurant at Pondicherry There was hardly anyone there at the restaurant for lunch that day. As the image in the mirror shows, you could feel the stillness in every object at this place. At play was a beautiful combination of natural light coming in through the large windows and the artificial light inside. ( Pondicherry , 2013)

Door at Goa Noticed this unique name plate on a house door while walking around in Goa . The light and shadow on the closed door created a visual which had to be captured.

Light through the forest cover at Kanha The feeling of mysterious tranquility can only be experienced in a forest. Few days at Kanha allowed us to soak ourselves in that feeling. The light through thick cover of trees is an eternally enchanting sight. Looking at the trees make you realise that they have been around for a long long time before you appeared on this planet and will continue to be around for a long time after you are gone. Just like the mountains, these trees have the quality of giving you that reality check which many of us need so often.