highway spectators

highway spectators, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

here a monkey ! there a monkey ! everywhere a monkey monkey !
ol' mac donald will love rajmachi... its full of monkeys, even on the highways where the just laze and watch the world go by !

cave temple

cave temple, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

we discovered a cave temple next to the roadside chaiwala on the way back to Mumbai ... lord shiva was actually hand painted on a corrugated paper sheet with pencil and crayons :)
om namah shivay !

road to rajmachi

Rajmachi , originally uploaded by radicaleye.

rajmachi view

IMG_0145, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

the serene hills at rajmachi

waving monkey

waving monkey, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

the baby monkey however, was content playing and practicing his gymnastics in the small trees and waving out to the kids that were saying hello to him !

rajmachi monkeys

mom n baby, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

at rajmachi valley view garden... monkey mother and baby were really docile as they watched the crowd go by, until she spotted corn thaat is freely sold here to be fed to the monekys in the garden...one pounce and she has before you know it...

bushy dam

pensive, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

behind the actual bushy dam, there was a small pool of water though, which we can jokingly call a lake...

no swimming

no swimming in this, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

but where is the lake ? we made it to the bushy dam and there it was parched dry... however there were a few locals from lonavala, khnadala and around... a few small stalls sell tea, coffee, omlettes and loads of corn here even though its not the real tourist season

lake vadivali

lake vadivali, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

lakeview at kamshet... lake vadivali is popular as a picnic spot for people from around the villages and tourists... its nice to lunge around the lake side in the evenings

your say..

your say.., originally uploaded by radicaleye.

graffitti and pebble wall at nirvana adventures base camp

old world charm at kamshet

old time charm at kamshet, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

lounge

interiors, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

this was the inside lounge area close to the dorms

earthy interiors

earthy interiors, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

this was the area right next to the entrance...the strairs and bouganvillas created a lovely old world charm at the Nirvana Adventures Club

nirvana adventures base camp entrance

interiors, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

we tried getting a room here but the season had begun at the Nirvana Adventures Club at Kamshet and no rooms were available, only dorms that we didnt want to settle for on a short trip like this... this time of the year we need AC rooms... nevertheless had a good look around the place and it looked amazing...

miles to go...

miles to go, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

before i rest in a lovely place like that...
quaint bunglow with a windmill... at kamshet...

no! no ! no !

no! no ! no !, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

and as it turned out, no rooms or food either... at nirvana base camp where we wanted to camp out... o then we moved on further...

highway sunrise

highway sunrise, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

bored of the routine and grabbing the long weekend by its neck, five friends hit the road, with the outlook 52 weekends guide, a new car screaming for the road as much as us, some snacks and no plan.... yipeeeee!

polaroid impulse

polaroid impulse, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

and the second gift from him...

polaroid SX70

my polaroid SX70, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

doesnt it look totally amazing... :)

polaroid SX70 viewfinder

my polaroid SX70, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

my bro got interested in my Polaroid RIP campaign.. and decided to gift me these two, bought off ebay...

my polaroid SX70

my polaroid SX70, originally uploaded by radicaleye.

a few days into nov 2008 i read about polaroid ceasing to produce any more film and spread the word around for a few groups and activites

My Favorite Childrens' Portraits

Children are always just amazingly beautiful and interesting subjects to shoot. Over the years Ive clicked a few childrens images that make me think and smile everytime I look at them... I would like to share those today...

Love to hear what you guys have to say about the images...



This is Nisha and her younger sister Pooja. Nisha is a street child who survives on the change she collects at Sakinaka signal in Andheri. This was clicked by a cameraphone.



This young girl and her brother live in a small village in Latur and lost their mother to weakness during child birth. I met them when I visited the villages to work on a documentary.



This young boy is a child artist in Rajasthan and he sings alongwith playing a Ravanhatta in Jodhpur.



Another young artist, from Pushkar, Rajasthan, he is the Bahurupiya, who dresses up as Gods and Goddesses and asks for alms. Today he and his friends are dressed as Shiva, Parvati and their son Ganesha. They refused to pose for me till I gave them some money :)



And this young man is sells beads and bags in Jaipur and own this lovely yellow shop that I fell in love with.



And last but not the least, a fave shot of young boy called Mamtu, who is a tribal from the Thar desert of Rajasthan and lives in Pushkar.