Cruise around the San Francisco Bay

Was visiting San Francisco for a couple of days, and wandered near the San Francisco Bay. There are these ferries over there that take people around the bay in a 1 hour trip, including a circle around The Rock and under the Golden Gate Bridge. There is a running commentary through radios that are provided, and overall, it seemed a nice 1 hour spent.
It whetted my appetite for spending a longer time on the harbour the next time and maybe actually visit The Rock.

Walking across the greens casually

If you take a look at this scene, this is not something that is easily visible in a city type of environment. This is a photo of a white bird casually walking across a lawn. This picture was taken near a monument, and the entire green area was fenced off.
Watching such a tranquil moment makes one want to just sit and watch for some time. I was at this place for around 10 minutes, and enjoyed every minute of it.

A white gladuli at night

This is a white gladuli flower that was put in a vase. Whenever anybody would walk into the room, they would be hit with the smell, a pretty strong smell. A nice smell, but very strong.
This flower was another of my experiment, trying to see whether I could get a good photograph at night with just the flash providing the light. I had to delete a number of photographs before I got one that was somewhat decent looking. It is for you to judge whether this photograph is decent enough.

The Taj with its foundation

As you can see from my earlier posts as well, I have been quite taken in by the Taj, hence the number of posts on the subject. This will be my last post on the Taj, but I do like this photo. Most photos of the Taj show it from the front side, and you almost never get to see the foundation of the Taj. It is positioned on a foundation, which also incorporates the basement where the actual graves are located. However, with the Taj facing a massive tourist arrival, the entrance to the basement is now sealed. I remember visiting the basement the last time I had gone there (which was actually more than 14 years back).