Conversation with god

At times I feel I pick up topics which draw attention. This is partly true. But when I analyze the evolution of thoughts, the dramatic experiences and the reality in them, I feel they are as normal as they are! Yet unique.
This was any common day when I reach the office. A place where I spend most of my time. It gives a pleasant revival everyday to enter the campus which is lush green and serene. Scope and place for mind to unwind and give a little work to the camera on the way. Thanks to my bike which is very silent, I can hear the whistling wind and the fragrances of bare soil, the flowers and of course the aroma of filter coffee occasionally!

Now where did god find time to meet me, greet me and wish me for the day? Yes. It happened. To describe god, probably I am quite immature in spite of being lucky to be born on this land of divinity and purity, India. Just a layman’s description would be like this: he was probably a little above one and half feet, weighing a couple of kilos! With silky soft golden hairs, few millimeters just as much to cover the scalp. Cheeks as soft as nothing could be compared to. And with two innocent eyes speaking tonnes. Not in any language but enough to communicate to the whole world. As innocent as it could be. Yes. It was a small kid wrapped in warm white woolen walking on the way to my office holding his father’s finger. It would have happened to any of us.

You will ask me, all of us do happen to feel that. What’s so special? It was indeed special for the state of mind I was in. Completely blocked with work and it was the time when I was working on a crucial report. I had lost the circadian rhythm. Sleeping very minimal and working during odd hours. Although was putting up a normal appearance mask for the outer world, I was quite tired. To top it up, daily doses of unexpected and unavoidable circumstances, which are beyond your control.

The look of that white wool wrapped god was cleansing enough. As if my energies were restored and I stepped into office with a good mood. I couldn’t resist going back and have a feel of that god’s cheek and ask him some sense less question. Senseless because, with god, we never know what we are asking for is what we deserve and what we get, if at all we did. It was a similar situation but with a positive note. Talk to this god in any language and it will strike a communication and if you are lucky enough you will get back a beautiful innocent expression. I gave a due smile to the lucky father and started my day.

Conversation with nature

It was like any of those crazy evenings when I set out to capture some golden shade-light effects rendered by nature, in the IISc campus jungles. I am sure a lot of camera maniacs will agree with me for the kind of subject the campus offers.

I was more particular about the high contrast shots of which I had unknowingly developed an interest about. 4pm onwards was the time and it was a perfect day. There was drizzle during the day and it receded to give occasional sunshine. The drizzle had cleansed the entire area and the light gave out some dramatic compositions. A cameraman is bound to capture the beauty of it in one flat layer but beauty was really three dimensional. May be a video or best is being there can give the actual feel of it.

I tried capturing a petiole of Broussonetia, a tree which is all over the campus. The tangential light and the darkness gave out an amazing highlight for the epidermal hairs.

The pale yellow light was as if playing hide and seeks. Compelling to capture the shot and once you aim and focus, the light is gone. As if it was some child’s prank. This lead me to capture something which i didn’t think i could capture and sometimes disappointed me as I couldn’t capture one I wanted.

Couple of spiders with their mysterious webs called for some interesting shots. The receding light was a real fun to play with and it was a game which sometimes i won and sometimes the child, the nature.

Unknowingly i was lead to some shots which shocked me for a moment. Did i capture this?

It was during the final moments which i suddenly realized; nature is playing a small child’s game with me. Making me run from here to there trying to capture something and till I reach there, the light is gone. And there i discover another which is much lucrative and ended up capturing them.

May be I can call them a child’s play but it was only when I saw the final outputs on my PC. Some really shocking shots. It was not a game but call it anything, I was directed to get those shots as if somebody dragged me to do it. Now I really think have interacted with Mother Nature.

Each time, unknowingly nature will lead you to something better than what can be done. As always, it is nature which is treasure of everything. It’s just our destiny to flow in the current.