Play with exposure

Playing around with exposure settings on a night with a power cut. The last picture is with the flash. At least the flame came out yellow and not white!

Aeroplanes close up, Frankfurt

The result of a long, long transit halt at Frankfurt aiport.

Chicago sykyline

Downtown Chicago as seen from the John Hancock building. The water body is Lake Michigan.

Wriggley's Building, Chicago

The headquarters of the bubblegum company Wriggley's in Chicago. Unusual architecture... resembling the Petronas Towers in a smaller way.

Sears Tower, Chicago

Sears Tower (now Willis Tower), Chicago, was the tallest building in the world once. Still the tallest in USA.

Navy Pier, Chicago

Wish it had been brighter that day at the Navy Pier in Chicago, but you gotta take what you get.

A foggy and a clear day, Chicago

What a difference the sun makes from one day to another!

Flowers

I am no botanist, so I can't name these flowers. They looked good, so I took their snaps, that's all.

Odd shaped skyscrapers, San Francisco

Some of the odder shaped skyscrapers in downtown San Francisco. The first, the pyramid building, is one of SF's landmarks.

Limousines

I was offered a $5 ride in a limousine in San Francisco, but finally declined and took a normal taxi instead.

Sailing below the Golden Gate

The Golden Gate in San Francisco is barely visible in the clouds. But otherwise it was a great sunny day.

Sea gulls, ferry to Sausolito

Sea gulls tailing our ferry from Sausolito to SF. Am happy with the first shot. Steady in midflight.

Play with rocks, Sausolito

Is this just centre of gravity at work? Rock balancing in Sausolito.

San Francisco skyline

Since I couldn't get the famous New York skyline, here's San Francisco's.

Anti-war protests, San Francisco

Wish protests in India were fun like this anti-war protest in San Francisco... music and drums and no fear of police lathi-charging :-)

Skyscrapers in downtown San Francisco

	A few of the sights in downtown San Francisco. Since SF is a quake prone area, the skyscrapers are not that tall, maybe when compared to others in the US.

University of California, Berkeley

A church inside the campus of University of California, Berkeley. The time was about sunset, and mark the clear difference in the lighting on the adjacent sides of the tower.

Near Jack London Park

I like this canopy formed by the trees, and ironically I think it looks better without the leaves.

Lake at Camp Sawyer, California

A lake by Camp Sawyer where my friend used to abandon me while he went jogging. No way I was following him in the 12-mile jog, so I meandered my way with my camera.

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pescadero, California

The bird was a lucky catch. Not a pigeon, though! At the Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pescadero, California.

Scenic route (Pacific coast)

On the 17-mile scenic route on Highway 1 beside the Pacific, in California. Interesting geographical formations... don't get to see cliffs on the shore in India.