http://sriram.indosec.org Sriramkrishnan Srinivasan (Sriram): Mundane Witness Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:48:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It felt a little strange taking black and white pictures at a carnival :) but in the end I am very happy with the results while doing my bit to keep the art of black and white film photography alive. These pictures were shot on Ilford Black and White XP2 ... http://sriram.indosec.org/2008/08/26/the-notting-hill-carnival/ IMHO, a case of undiscovered comic potential. Donald deserves his own show. His "timing" and expressions are spot on! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTpLac4s8ec[/youtube] http://sriram.indosec.org/2008/04/27/talented-donald/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRzIxSQRXTc[/youtube] http://sriram.indosec.org/2008/03/28/cryptographer-at-work/ A memorable moment from The House of Crypto's visit to Saville Gardens. http://sriram.indosec.org/2007/12/12/foot-and-mouth/   Saw this small tower in the town square at Bertinoro while attending the SWING and FOSAD workshops. My initial reaction was that this might have been some ancient torture post :) but the real story is a lot rosier. The ancient familes of Bertinoro erected the post with a ring ... http://sriram.indosec.org/2007/09/19/random-walks-bertinoro/ This is NOT the external of an Indian temple. This is the external wall of the San Michele Church in Pavia near Milan!! More pictures here http://sriram.indosec.org/2007/09/06/india-or-italy/ In Italy one is never too far away from various depictions of "The Last Supper". Here are a few I was lucky to see. This is The Last Supper or "Il Cenacolo" by Da Vinci, undoubtedly the most famous. I called to book a ticket to see this fantastic piece of ... http://sriram.indosec.org/2007/09/04/the-last-suppers/ Spinning on the erm... privates of the bull etched on the floor, in the hall of Vittorio Emmanuel Gallery, next to the Duomo in Milan is considered good luck! Apparently the bull ( or rather its balls ) are renovated every couple of years as the floor wears away from the ... http://sriram.indosec.org/2007/09/03/merry-go-round/ Finally went climbing outdoors in the hills near Milan with Alice and her friends! More pictures from the Italy trip here http://sriram.indosec.org/2007/09/01/spiderboy/ I've recently finished reading "Never let me go" by Kazuo Ishiguro. I came away from the book deeply distressed and troubled. The book is one of the most deceptive that I have ever read. One expects from the title, and even from reading many of the initial chapters that it is ... http://sriram.indosec.org/2007/08/17/never-read-this-book/