i took these pictures in and around kerala a few weeks ago. for the most part, it rained while we were there and whenever it would stop i would run out and shoot a bunch. i shot them with my panoramic camera, they look much better if you click to view the full size. the yellow color comes from using slide positive film and (intentionally) processing it in chemicals for negatives.

the first one, which i called “god’s flowers” is my favorite. it is of a field of maragolids i stopped to see on the way home. in india, the marigold is very important flower in india as it is used in worship. it is normal to see them strung into garlands and for sale all over, but this was the first time i saw them being grown. on the drive home from kerala, i saw field after field of flowers, some of which completely filled my vision.

ohh in other news, i lost my cannon ixy digital point-and-shoto camera somewhere around mysore (i think at the bottom of chamundi hill). i know it’s a long shot, but if anyone is reading this in mysore and finds a cannon camera, likely in a small brown thai-style zipper, it is probably mine. thanks.