A snap at Nendakara beach at Kollam, Kerala, India.

Banasura Sagar Dam, which impounds the Karamanathodu tributary of the Kabini River, is part of the Indian Banasurasagar Project consisting of a dam and a canal project started in 1979. The goal of the project is to support the Kakkayam Hydro electric power project and satisfy the demand for irrigation and drinking water in a region known to have water shortages in seasonal dry periods.

The Banasura Sagar Dam is located 21 km from Kalpetta, in Wayanad District of Kerala in the Western Ghats. It is the largest earthen dam in India and the second largest in Asia and an ideal starting point for hikes into the surrounding scenic mountains. It is an important tourist attraction.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banasura_Sagar_Dam

This photo was taken at Brigade road, Bangalore on 29th April 2009 at 6:37 AM.

A DX-format CMOS image sensor with an effective pixel count of 24.2-million pixels, the EXPEED 3 image-processing engine, the Guide Mode function, and support for smart device collaboration, making full-scale photography and sharing of photos more fun.

Source: Nikon News Page.

A new Nikon FX-format digital SLR camera with the world’s highest effective pixel count–36.3-million pixels–for noteworthy definition and image quality.

Nikon Corporation announced the release of the Nikon D800 FX-format digital SLR camera. The D800 offers the world’s highest (Among interchangeable lens digital SLR cameras equipped with image sensors conforming to the 35-mm film size as of February 7, 2012) effective pixel count of 36.3-million pixels, and is equipped with the new EXPEED 3 image-processing engine and a 91K-pixel (approximately 91,000 pixels) RGB sensor for overwhelming definition and image quality. Nikon will be exhibiting the D800 at the CP+ CAMERA & PHOTO IMAGIING SHOW, to be held Thursday, February 9 through Sunday, February 12 in Yokohama, Japan. This exhibition is open to the public.

Source: Nikon News Page.

Adenium is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae.

Adenium obesum is grown as a houseplant in temperate regions. Numerous hybrids have been developed.

The Canon EOS 60D is a digital single-lens reflex camera from Canon. It is part of the Canon EOS line of cameras and succeeds the EOS 50D. It was publicly announced on August 26, 2010.

Canon EOS 60D driver download link

Canon EOS 60D Specification:

Type Digital Single-lens reflex
Sensor CMOS APS-C 22.3 × 14.9 mm (1.6x crop factor)
Maximum resolution 5,184 × 3,456[1] (17.9 megapixels)
Lens Interchangeable (EF, EF-S)
Flash pop-up
Shutter focal-plane
Exposure metering TTL, full aperture, 63 zones
Exposure modes Full auto, programmed, shutter-priority, aperture priority, manual
Focus areas 9 cross-type AF points
Focus modes One-shot, AI Servo, AI-Focus, Manual
Continuous shooting up to 5.3 frames/s
Viewfinder Optical pentaprism / LiveView LCD
ASA/ISO range 100–6400 (expansion up to 1,28,000)
Flash bracketing none
Focus bracketing none
Custom WB 7 presets, Auto and custom 2000–10000 Kelvin, 100 K steps
Rear LCD monitor 3-inch 3:2 color TFT articulated LCD, 1,040,000 pixels
Storage SD, SDHC or SDXC
Battery LP-E6
Weight 755 g (1.66 lb)

‘Bekal Fort’ (Malayalam: ബേക്കല്‍ കോട്ട) is the largest fort in Kasargod, Kerala, India, spreading over 40 acres (160,000 m2). An important features of this fort are the water-tank with its flight of steps, the tunnel opening towards the south, the magazine for keeping ammunition and the broad and wide steps leading to the Observation Tower which is a rarity. From there one has ample view of towns in the vicinity like Kanhangad, Pallikare, Bekal, Kottikkulam, Uduma etc. The nearest railway stations are Pallikare, Kotikulam, Kanhangad,and Kasargod.This observation center had strategic significance in discovering even the smallest movements of the enemy and ascertaining safety of the Fort.

Momordica charantia, called bitter melon or bitter gourd in English, is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit, which is among the most bitter of all fruits. There are many varieties that differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit.
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