Colors

[Text & Photographs by D.B.]

With the end of the festivities, when I last posted something, began the end of the ninth semester of my college life. No doubt, as everyone else does, am too getting nostalgic about leaving college as the days go by. Apart from friends, relationships, bonding, attachments, juniors, seniors [the key ingredients of college life] I managed to have something more to miss when I am done from here. My campus has always shown me wonders – wonders of nature! I have mentioned this before also in few of my posts and repeating it as it keeps happening here. The last days of semester for any architecture student means – ‘jury’ – the most precious time in the life when you are apparently allowed to explain what you have done or created in the last six months, no matter whether it’s a ‘wonder’ or a ‘blunder’, in front of someone who has been creating such things since years or in simple words is more ‘experienced’ than you and after hours of discussions (in worst cases) you realize that you could have done it better! Well, I am just done with my ninth such discussion and the way I described it now, I guess, I should write a post on it as well.

But this one is not about jury; it is about something which kept me going through all the tensions of it. In between the pressures & hopes of performing well and the last–moment–compilation–blues, the Mother Nature once again blessed us with a spectacular glimpse of her powers and showed what could be termed as a ‘miracle’. A Rainbow, two in fact, at a time! Explaining it in words would be as difficult as putting it on canvas with colors. Thus, here’s the Phlog – Colors!  

The first glimpse - 4:45 PM, noticed the 'Rise of the Rainbow' from the college studio. Within minutes we found the second half too..  

The second half - Do not miss the the replica of the first one! Yes! They are Two.. At the same time!

Zooming In - I tried to explore it a bit and zoomed in. The road behind the bow is the NH-1, Jammu to Srinagar. I just wonder what those people in the cars might have got to see from there...

The same on the other side of it.. Double-dhamaka!!!

The Bigger Picture -  Soon we realized that we were missing the real part. Climbed up the terrace of the college building to get a better view. Seriously, what you can see in this picture is just 0.1% of the reality! I could capture it through my Canon, just because I was lucky. Being there was a totally different experience. I hope you reach near to what I felt. Enjoy!

The panorama - Tried to capture the beauty along with the natural setting and backdrop and got what I call a 'perfect' piece - with the holy trikuta mountain or commonly known, Vaishno Devi on the left side. 

The show ends - The magical performance lasted for some fifteen minutes. It was awesome! Again, left me feeling contented.

Although, the pics were taken by the author himself, but he gives all the credits to The Mother Nature for giving such a chance. If you think that the author really had some role in this magical show, you can send him appreciations  comments, suggestions, job offers or even contact him just to ask his camera model at panwadi.tales@gmail.com