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My Ginger Bread House

My Place in Ooty

Well brick and mortar to be perfectly honest. But it is in the middle of a small forest. I am currently staying in Lovedale, approximately 5-6 kms from Ooty. Lovedale does not share the same semi urban landscape as Ooty. While the road to my house (rented not owned) is fairly straightforward, anyone without a good sense of direction and/or good navigational skills might as well carry pebbles to mark the route (We all know what happened when bread crumbs were used).

This photograph was taken late evening with a fairly long shutter speed. Four seconds if I remember correctly. The attempt at light painting the car failed more because the LED flash-light I have is not so powerful than the for the length of the exposure. I could have painted for a longer time had I kept the shutter open for more than 4 seconds but I would have ended up burning the light coming from the windows. So note to self. Buy a better flash-light.

What is missing in the picture is my bike. I finally received it yesterday and am having an absolute blast riding through the mountain roads. Sure I cannot open up the throttle completely on account of narrow roads with wicked twists but the world suddenly starts looking different through the visor of the helmet. I still have to get it all cleaned up and shiny and once that is done, expect photographs.

  1. August 23rd, 2009 at 00:42 | #1

    I have been following your blog for a while and really like the articles you print. I haven’t been to Ooty much and am planning to visit next weekend maybe, hopefully the weather holds up.

    I can imagine what an awesome place it would be with the twisties. Which bike did you get?

  2. August 23rd, 2009 at 01:06 | #2

    Hey sid, glad you liked the articles. A friend of mine who is a localite here mentioned that the weather in Ooty is like a woman’s mind. So you just have to try your luck. I picked up a Pulsar 200 DTS-i (2nd hand).

  3. August 25th, 2009 at 11:47 | #3

    Hiya… I ve been reading ur blog tho I havent called u yet ;)

    ’twas good to see ur home for now… buy it! So i can visit later… Ooty trip doesnt seem possible this year yet… & C’mon… its past sunday… put the bike pic up already!

    And… I implore you to let the light painting be my speciality :P

    Tip: Use gels next time on your ‘better flashlite’! :)

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