Sunday, November 08, 2009

Bharathanatyam



Last week my friends at the office introduced me to the traditional Indian form of dance called Bharathanatyam (bah-`rah-ta `na-tee-um). We found some photos and videos on the internet and then practiced some poses. Here is my first attempt.



The second photo shows several of us doing a difficult composite pose. I thought it might be called "a Grecian urn" but we were told by the photographer that we simply looked like sky divers.


If you're thinking it looks like we didn't get much work done that afternoon, you would be right. We were celebrating a 33rd birthday and a beta software release.

Fall Leaves


Inspired by a recent entry on BLief, I timed my trip to the office the other day such that I could travel by daylight, and take some photos of the wonderful fall leaves. I missed the best view by two days and a wind storm, so this photo shows only what is left on the trees. It's still worth capturing.