The Roof Over Our Head

The Roof Over Our Head

Our home-stay at Coorg had a small covered area in their lawn. Besides the hammock and a scenic view that the spot presented, I was fascinated by the roof that covered it. The way the light fell, the geometric pattern of tiles, the overall symmetry, all added up to make the roof eminently photographable. I got on my knees, pointed the camera at the exact center of the roof and clicked a few shots. It then occurred to me that I was sitting exactly the way Arjuna was depicted in our school textbooks as he shot a golden fish (mounted on a wheel spinning on a pole) in its eye while looking at its reflection in a pool of oil below. I said something to the effect of, how, if I were to arrange such an archery contest, it would involve cameras and fish-eye lenses rather than the fish’s eye. That got me a very special look from my wife – one that she reserves for my exceptionally sordid jokes, and I knew that I did not have to take the analogy any further. Ah, well – I present to you – ze roof.

  • Its really a nice effort I believe. I think you have done a GREAT JOB better than Arjuna :) I really wanna appreciate you on this photography skills. Really a good job. lighting and the other things are also really fascinating. Keep it up.
  • Fantastic photo!

    Talking of roofs, I would like to know what you think of this roof that I shot - http://www.flickr.com/photos/62943336@N00/24984...
  • Nice. I am not a big fan of tilted shots but here the camera tilt actually brought out more details!
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