Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning

The driver got me from One Continent to the airport in record time. While going to the airport, I thought about why there were no sunrise and sunsets - always cloudy. Then I realized that this is the monsoon season and of course there are clouds hiding the sunrise/sunsets. I tested this hypothesis in Chennai - also the monsoon season and sure enough - clouds hid the sunset and sunrise

August 3, 2011 Walking about TTK Road (in search of an ATM machine)

Here are the tracks around TTK Road and Chamiers Road. Lunch with Krishnan in Adyar, life at Kings Service Apartment (wonderful staff) and visit to Child's Trust Hospital

One of my favorite adventures in Chennai is waking up with Chennai along TTK road. Here are morning lights from 5 sec exposures. Red tail lights and white headlights.

In front of the Park Sheraton

Across TTK Road toward the Park Sheraton

Early morning church

Early morning tea. There always seems to be a tea stall here - wonder if its the same guys as 10 years ago

These folks are just setting up - adjacent to the Hindu Temple

This is a special street. 10 years ago, I caught this street just as the sun was coming up. The pastel colors were amazing. Its monsoon season so mostly clouds and the lighting is too diffuse to bring out the color contrasts but here is my favorite street in Chennai

Another view

This is the temple at the head of the street

A closer view

Another look

CP Ramaswamy Snack Bar - now fully awake

Walking back to the hotel - very little traffic

Guys talking

Morning coffee and morning news

Sleeping autos

Very un-Chennai: almost no traffic

A great coffee / tea stand with some yummies

Cooling tea - this is always an act fun to watch

Low light makes long exposures and interesting blurred regions.

Another view

Pouring milk (Indian coffee / tea is made with milk, not water)

A morning smoke

Thick with posters

Yet another tea stall

C. Frank Starmer

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