Weekend In Black and White : 14 [Trip To Elephanta Island #9 ] # Nests In The Tree

We saw these nests on the tree while climbing up to Cannon hills to see the two cannons up here.

What you see in the background is the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, also known as Nhava Sheva. It is located in the Arabian Sea, it is the largest container port in India.

Weekend In Black & White : 13 # Vashigaon Subway

VASHI GAON SUBWAY

This is the new subway on the Sion Panvel highway near Vashi village (Vashi gaon). Still under construction and not officially open, we decided to cross the highway from this subway below. 

The subway connects Vashi gaon to the fishermen village area, near the old Shiv temple all the way to Sagar Vihar, where I clicked my best sunset so far.

This is when I convinced hubby and Krrish to come along for a photography adventure in the interior and unexplored areas of Vashi, and thats how I got my last month's theme photo of the fishing boats in the sea, near the fishermen village.

Hubby and Krrish were tired of wandering in the sun, and hungry too. See how they were making funny actions and gestures in the subway so that I stop clicking or get a funny photo in the end.

Weekend In Black & White : 12 # Trip To Elephanta Island -5 # Seagulls Again

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Hungry seagulls waiting to swoop down on food tossed by the boat passengers to attract them. The sad part was that they were tossing spicy chips like Lays and Kurkure that were harmful for the birds.

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Weekend In Black & White : 11 # Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2015 #1 - Porosity / Happy Valentine's Day

The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival in Mumbai is the second largest arts festival in the world after the Edinburgh Arts Festival. The theme for this year's festival is SPARSH, or touch, symbolic of the deep connection it enjoys with Mumbai. The arts touch the soul and satisfy the primal human need for inspiration, sparking change and hope.

Tourists from all over the world plan their trip to Mumbai to witness the Kala Ghoda Festival. The festival, now in its 17th year, is a community celebration of the arts within one of the most beautiful precincts of Mumbai, the Kala Ghoda Art District.

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The festival is an interesting kaleidoscope of Visual Arts, Urban Design & Architecture, Dance, Music, Theatre, Cinema, Literature, Food, Street Acts and Workshops for children and adults. There are 450 events held over 9 days across several locations in the Kala Ghoda Arts District.

I visited the festival for half a day but managed to capture only the Visual Arts Festival on my camera and noted down the details of the arts. The Festival is being covered by media, professional photographers of the city and amateurs too. I hope I can do justice to the Visual Arts Festival through my photos.

Variable porosity in this pavilion is an inspiration from nature. It is very evidently seen in many aspects in nature including the bone as they have more material at places where required and less where it does not have structural / functional need.

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A Very Happy Valentine's Day to All Mumbai Daily Snapshot's Readers (All Mumbai Virtual Tourists) from Krrish and Anita. Thank you for all your love and support on our comeback after a break of 5 years.

Weekend In Black & White : 8

Time Spent With Family Is Worth Every Second


How true! And that is why we click photos to freeze those precious moments forever.

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Weekend in Black and White : 7

Sunset At Bandra Fort

This is another view from the Bandra Fort at sunset.

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Gas Balloons at the Fair at night time

City Daily Photo : Photo Of The Year

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Mumbai Daily Snapshot is active after five years, from December 1, 2014. So the Photo Of The Year was a choice between 31 photos of December.

I have chosen this photo the 'Staircase to Saffron Spice' as it was most voted for, and also my favourite.

It also got selected in the Best 6 of Black and White Weekend on 26th Dec, 2014.

 

To see more of  'Photo Of The Year' by photographers around the world, click here.

Wish you all a Very Happy New Year 2015.

Weekend in Black and White : 4

'Patel Light World' is an all under one roof shop for all your lighting needs. You can shop here for the latest and sophisticated products at the best wholesale prices. It is one of the shops in the row of wholesale shops, located at Dana Bunder Chowk, near Vashi APMC Market.

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Weekend in Black and White 2014 : 3

Saffron Spice

The staircase from the doorway up to the restaurant Saffron Spice in Powai.
The lift is also very unique and interesting.

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Weekend in Black and White 2014 : 2

Children playing after school is always a pleasant sight. It's their own way to unwind, destress and relax after school hours, which are sometimes really stressful.

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Weekend in Black and White 2014 : 1

I spotted this old scooter with a torn seat in battered condition in the station parking lot. Wonder who parked it, and for how long its been lying there?

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Monochrome Monday #19

MY 500TH POST

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An old tree in Fort area in South Mumbai.

Monochrome Monday #18

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Late afternoon at Juhu Beach

Monochrome Monday #16

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These boats at Versova jetty are used by fishermen for fishing. The trawlers are used to transport passengers from Versova to Madh Island ferry wharf in Malad.

Monochrome Monday #15

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A sepia image of an old building in Fort area of Mumbai. You would think it is a picture from the 1950's if it were not for the Reliance money office and new cars in the picture.

Monochrome Monday #14

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Driving over one side of  the new flyover near the Santacruz airport, one can see the other side is still under construction.

Monochrome Monday #13

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A street scene in Juhu Lane, commonly known as Juhu Galli (which links Andheri with Juhu Scheme - serves as a shortcut). There are more than 20-25 wrought iron furniture shops here, and one can strike a great bargain and get some amazing furniture designs here.

Monochrome Monday #12

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Sea-facing Residential Buildings at Marine Drive

Monochrome Monday #11

SUICIDAL BREEZE

MUMBAI LOCAL TRAIN IN MONOCHROME

I think I'm obsessed with Mumbai local train travel, and leave no opportunity to show it to my readers. This is another crowded Mumbai local train at peak hours. Look at the two young boys sitting on the train roof to enjoy fresh air and avoid the crowd.

When asked, a boy sitting on the roof of my compartment said he was smarter than the rest, and didn't want to choke inside the compartment.

Statistics reveal that more than 3500 people die on the Mumbai railway tracks every year. Shocking, isn't it?  It is believed to be the highest number of fatalities on any urban or suburban railway system.

Most of the deaths are of passengers crossing the railway tracks on foot, instead of using footover bridges provided for going from one platform to another, and are hit by passing trains. Some of the passengers die when they sit on train roofs to avoid crowds and are electrocuted by overhead electric wires, or hang from doors and even worse when they clasp the edge of the roof of the train and stand on window bars.