Placid river, palm fronds, banana trees in the backyard, sexy ERS loco going about its duty. Has to be heaven in God's own country. Kerala, where else? Jan 2007

Date: 2007-01-02
Owner: John Mani
Size:
Full size: 1280x960

Photo Properties
Summary  Details
Make Hewlett-Packard Model HP Photosmart E317
Aperture Value f/3.4 Color Space sRGB
Exposure Program Program Flash No Flash
ISO 50 Metering Mode Center Weighted Average
Shutter Speed Value 1/400 sec Digital Zoom Ratio 0
Date/Time 2007 Jan 02 08:42:58 +0000

Comments
Thanks everyone for the kind comments. Jimmy, you are correct on all counts :-)
Posted by John Mani on 2008 Jan 14 12:51:03 +0000
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Very nice shot. But was this pic taken an year ago? In 2007? The location is bridge across Periyar at Alwaye? From the time this pic was shot, this is Guruvayoor-Ernakulam Pass, which is regularly hauled by ERS WDM 3A's, even though the train is...
Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2008 Jan 14 11:19:13 +0000
Lovely shot!! traditional Plantain leaf in the frame makes the frame Kerala perfect.:-)
Posted by Colin Peter on 2008 Jan 14 05:09:28 +0000
Outstanding.
Posted by Zubin J Dotivala on 2008 Jan 13 16:30:45 +0000
The loco is ex-ED, now ERS WDM-3A 17894R. It is not a baldie.
Posted by Vrijilesh Rai on 2008 Jan 13 08:24:17 +0000
John Which is this train and location??beautiful shot...loco looks like a baldie??
Posted by Deepak Murali on 2008 Jan 13 06:34:04 +0000
Good Shot!
Posted by Vrijilesh Rai on 2008 Jan 13 05:49:15 +0000
Nice shot John. Kerala offers some attractive backdrops for train photography.
Posted by Rohit Mohan on 2008 Jan 13 05:34:35 +0000
Amazing picture!
Posted by Saqib Karori on 2008 Jan 12 20:36:29 +0000
Brilliant picture!
Posted by S Ashwin on 2008 Jan 12 16:06:56 +0000
Poster perfect! Be careful, Kerala Tourism may just flick this one for their next ad campaign ;-)
Posted by Karan Desai on 2008 Jan 12 15:27:05 +0000