Twisted Indifference

My temporary break on account of Flickr turned out to be an unplanned sabbatical. But, fret not, I have not been idling. I went for a drive.

I’m also performing different experiments that will allow me to showcase larger versions of my photographs without having to worry about online theft. One of the options I tried was Zoomify but was unsuccessful. I am pretty sure the problem lies with my directory structure. This idea has been shelved for now. For the same reason the night photography images aren’t up either. I want you to see them full size. Or at least large enough to notice the tiny details hitherto not required in the earlier photographs.

The drive was awesome. I drove down to Lavasa City, a place advertised as India’s First Post-Independence Hill Station. I guess their marketing team had really run out of options. That does not mean that the place is not being built well. Neither am I being paid to say good things about them. Moving on…

It was not just the sights along the way. It was the car! A brand new Maruti Suzuki SX4. The car literally transformed the drive. The road was perfect to put to test the SX4’s ABS and the large company shod rubbers. The car does not disappoint! I did not hear a single screech. Not from the tyres anyway. This seems a good time to mention that the gorgeous owner of the car has a generous heart but a very weak stomach for the way I took corners.

It was the perfect cocktail. A blend of a sexy car, company and location.

Now for the surprise. Since I still have to work the bugs out with Zoomify, I intend to have an extended version of this post as a downloadable PDF. The PDF will contain more images and of course larger versions so you can have a better look at them. You can note the details and of course the fact that clarity is not lost even at larger sizes. If the PDF concept works out, I intend to have the Night Photography article out on PDF as well.

So wish me luck and do let me know what you think of this idea. The advantages of the PDF are plenty. I will skip past the obvious portable aspect. I will be able to add more images and larger images. Since I will not be limited by the blog’s design, the PDF will have much better structure and readability. This is just the beginning. Stay tuned!