Camera critters

The ubiquitous Mumbai crow
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N8 Mystery Tour

Hey guys am on a mystery tour with the Nokia N8 today for a few days starting today. I will be posting photographs (clicked and uploaded with the Nokia N8) of the place I am visiting and you will have to guess which place it is!! You will have to do it at Nokia N8 Mystery Tour and if your guess is correct you might win some super goodies from Nokia! So go for it guys!!

Cheers!

May the right guesses win big!!

Saturday Photohunt - Hands

Hands checking out a Nokia N8.
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Friday Skywatch

Navi Mumbai skies.
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Thursday Challenge - Window

Windows of the Elphinstone College (my alma mater) of Mumbai.
Elphinstone College occupies a unique position in the annals of education in the country. It is one of the rarest institutions, born even before the University of Mumbai, to which it was later on affiliated. The building of the College, with its gothic architecture, has been classified as a grade I Heritage structure. The Elphinstone College was awarded Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Culture Heritage Conservation, in 2004 by UNESCO for the one of the best Heritage buildings restored. This majestic building was designed by Trubshaw and Khan Bahadur Muncherjee Murzban in the 1880's. Originally meant to house the Government Central Press, it was completed by John Adams, Executive Engineer to the Bombay Government at a total cost of Rs 7,50,000 (Rupees seven and a half lakhs) which included a substantial sum donated by Sir Cowasjee Jehangir. The building was used for academic activities from April 1888.
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ABC Wednesday

Adarsh (Ideal) is the name of this skyscraper in the southern tip of Mumbai. Ironically this 'Ideal' 'Adarsh' building has become a symbol of corruption in governance (politicians & bureaucrats) here. They have broken almost every law in the book to build this structure and the benficiaries obviously are the politicians and bureaucrats. Our Chief Minister had to resign for this and many more heads are now on the chopping block.
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MyWorld

A very old cinema house (since 1879)- Capitol - opposite the Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus.

Capitol first appeared as Gaiety – a Gothic playhouse meant to provide the Fort area's upper-class residents with an alternative to the Jagannath Shankar Seth Natyashala, the only other theatre located in the seedy Grant Road area. The edifice was built by Sorabji Kuverji Nazir, and was an exercise in excess, with a 40 by 70 ft long stage and a seating capacity of 880.When the Sidhwas, a Parsi family which also owns the Globe theatre in Kolkata, bought over the theater in 1929 and turned it into a ‘talkies', the seats were replaced with fine leather. A magnificent domed ceiling was added, and it was renamed the Capitol. Its first show– the premiere of a British film called The Flag Lieutenant – was attended by the Governor and his wife. A black-and-white image of Parsi ladies and suited Indians sitting next to British officers at the premiere still hangs from a wall in the manager's office.

Over the last decade though, Capitol, unable to bear the cost of its maintenance has lost much of its former glory and now, the building stands unused and lonely.

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Monochrome mania

The iconic landmark in Mumbai outside the erstwhile Victoria Terminus.To view classic monochromes or to participate in this classic meme please click here

Camera Critters

The Indian Silverbill spotted in Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
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Saturday Photohunt - Shadow

The shadow following the bird in the Arabian Sea off Gateway of India!
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Skywatch Friday

The Bombay Stock Exchange building touching the clear blue sky!
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Mumbai bravehearts

Mumbai bravehearts returning after attending some life saving call!

ABC Wednesday - Z

Zany cattle egret in the Priyadarshini Park, Colaba, Mumbai.
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MyWorld

New Excelsior - another single screen cinema in South Mumbai!
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Monochrome mania

On a quiet weekend morning outside New Excelsior cinema in South Mumbai.
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Camera critters

A pied crested cuckoo at Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
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Saturday Photohunt - Free week

Pigeon coming in for a landing against the backdrop of Gateway of India!

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Skywatch friday

A wintry dawn sky at Apollo Bunder near Gateway of India.
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Thursday Challenge - Lights

The lights on the bridge connecting Mumbai to the world! On my date with the gorgeous redhead - the Volkswagen Beetle! What a passionate drive she is! Wow!!
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ABC Wednesday

Yellow topped cabs with Yellow number plates and Yellow traffic light posts against the majestic Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus of Central Railway. All quintessentially Mumbai!
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MyWorld

A beautiful church in South Mumbai.
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Monochrome mania

This beautiful building is in the Kala Ghoda area in South Mumbai.
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Camera critters

A red vented bulbul in Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
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Saturday Photohunt

A Kingfisher against a fuzzy background in Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
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!!!WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Skywatch Friday

Blooming sun at Andheri, Mumbai.
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Thursday Challenge - Lights

Gulls basking in the Golden lights of a beautiful morning at Apollo Bunder near Gateway of India.
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ABC Wednesday - X

Xenophobia? Whats that?! Pigeons - colour no bar - roosting together opposite GPO (General Post Office) in Mumbai.
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MyWorld

New Empire - Another old single screen cinema surviving in South Mumbai.

The Empire Theatre was designed in a Baroque style by architect Arthur Payne, with internal decorations by the local firm O'Connor & Gerald. It opened as a live theatre on 21st February 1908. Seating was provided for 1,000, in orchestra stalls, circle & gallery levels, and there were also boxes with additional seating. It had a large fully equipped stage. There was a domed ceiling, and it was said to be the first theatre in Asia to be constructed with a cantilevered balcony.

Films were being screened from 1920, alternating with live shows, and by the 1930's, it was converted into a full time cinema. It was re-named New Empire Cinema in 1937.

It was re-modeled in 1948 by British architect M.A. Riddley Abbott, who gave it the splendid Art Deco style seen today. The New Empire Cinema was taken over by 20th Century Fox Corp. in 1955 and was the Bombay showcase cinema for their films.

Renovation was carried out in 1996, and the cinema was returned to its former glory, with the interior being one of the finest Art Deco style interiors in Mumbai. The New Empire Cinema screens first run Western films, dubbed into Hindi, and East Indian films. The make the single screen viable, three or four different films are screened each day.

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Monochrome mania

Reflections in a cafe in South Mumbai.
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Camera Critters

A bird (stonechat) in the bush in Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
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Saturday Photohunt - Circle

Pick your circle of colour! All on sale kerbside at Lower Parel, Mumbai.
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!!!!!!!MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!

Skywatch Friday

The Blue morning sky at Sahar, Mumbai. Check out a branch coming out of the building window!
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Thursday Challenge - TOYS (Dolls, Games, Stuffed Animals, Athletic Equipment, Construction Toys, Art Supplies,...)

Toys for girls in a shop near yesterday's Masjid in suburban Mumbai. Clicked with Nokia N8
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ABC Wednesday - W

A very popular landmark in the Western suburbs of Mumbai. Clicked with Nokia N8.

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MyWorld

Regal - Another iconic single screen cinema in South Mumbai behind which is the famous Gateway of India.

Designed by Charles Stevens, the son of the the famous 19th century architect, F. W. Stevens, the Regal Cinema was opened in 1933. It was the first of Bombay's Art Deco cinemas.

Executed completely in reinforced cement concrete (RCC), Regal Cinema was fully air conditioned, and had an underground parking lot for patrons. There was a lift up from the parking lot, a major innovation at that time.

The interiors were designed by a Czech artist, Karl Schara, and featured a lot of mirror work in the lobbies. The main auditorium had a motif of sun rays in pale orange and jade green.

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Monochrome mania

The Mumbai life monochromed.
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Painted storks in flight over Mumbai.
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Saturday Photohunt - Male

All male preserve - the general compartment in the Mumbai Western Railway local.
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Friday skywatch

A grey heron taking flight into a grey wintry mumbai sky.
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Thursday Challenge - Food

A stall selling sandwiches and savouries in Lower Parel, Mumbai.
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ABC Wednesday - V

Victoria - the fancy horse carriage that will take you around for a price in South Mumbai outside Gateway of India.
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MyWorld

Eros an iconic landmark of Mumbai. It is one of the very few theatres that still maintains a single screen.
The Eros Cinema opened in February 1938. It was designed by architect Sorabji Keikhushru Bhedwar with internal decorations by Fritz von Dreiberg. Forming a corner apex, the building also contains a ballroom and restaurant, together with apartments and shops and it took over two and a half years to construct.

The splendid Art Deco style facade rises in tiers like a wedding cake and is topped by a semi-circular tower. The central section is partially faced in red sandstone from the Agra with the remainder of the building painted light cream.

Inside there is a large circular foyer which is finished in black and white marble. The pillars on the walls have decorative Art Deco reliefs of semi-naked female figures. Seating in the auditorium is in stalls and balcony levels. The side walls at stalls level have a large frieze which contains figures in an Art Deco style representing various activities in film-making.

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Treasures

The Eros was one of Mumbai's (Bombay) luxury cinemas and remains a popular cinema today.
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