Natural Painting

Woke up one morning to this amazingly beautiful scene. It was really a scene beyond words.

The clouds in the sky were one colour but they still added a dynamic to the scene.

I thought they blended really well with the lay of the land.

Red And Green

This magnificent red dragonfly was perched on this plant. The plant has no leaves, only these thick, pointy stems.

On most evenings you can find dragonflies perched on the ends. Fortunately this evening it was red dragonfly. It stood out in stark contrast to the green background.

Fortunately this dragonfly didn't spook easily and I was able to get close so I got a nice bokeh.

Reaching For Blue

As the sun set the clouds were moving in and it almost looked like they would block out the potentially amazing sunset.

Fortunately they stopped just at the edge of the mountain and stayed there and looked pretty...and by pretty I mean pretty amazing!

This peak stood out and it almost made me want to go and stand on the top. Unfortunately I was miles away from that place. The blue in the sky added to the scene though.

Swaying In The Breeze

This plant was on a rooftop and for some reason it stood out even though it had no flowers and wasn't all that interesting to look at.

The contrast with the clouds in the sky really made it look good so a picture was a must.

This is another iPhone shot, in case you are interested.
But this one isn't processed in Snapseed.

Pretty Little Thing

I'm really into iPhone photography (or iPhonography as it's popularly called). Of course it's an old model but it's a massive step up from my previous phone.

Just love the macro capabilities of this camera. It's actually impressive and if not for image size there isn't really that big a difference between the SX50 HS and the iPhone when it comes to macro. Of course this is only at first glance and I'm referring to post-processed images here.

Btw I use Google's Snapseed to process most (if not all) of my pictures. I absolutely love that app. It is amazing and really easy to use. It's really fast too so that is an added bonus. I tried Photoshop Express but that is kinda slow and when you compare it to Snapseed, only then you know how slow it really is.

Sunburst

So one evening I just went up to the terrace to get some fresh air and the sun was setting. Now it wasn't really anything that great when I first went up but after a couple of minutes the scene was breathtaking.

Honestly no pictures do it justice. It was so stunning that I was honestly left staring at the sunset until someone suggested I go and get my camera.

Unfortunately the pictures didn't capture all the amazing colours in the sky that evening. The blues are all there but the yellows are all washed out and that is a tad disappointing to be honest. Maybe I should have gone the HDR route.

Pothole

So I recently joined Instagram (or IG as some call it). If you want to find me, my username is danielraghu or you can just click here.

This is one of the first pictures I posted there. This was taken one afternoon outside our gate when I got back from college.

I just thought the tones in the sky really made the green fields stand out. It wasn't a dramatic sky or anything like that but I just loved the view.