Joy of capturing a good view

This was my 4th attempt to capture the San Francisco Beauty from an Island midway through the Bay Bridge called Treasure Island (Wondering at this point as to whether they found any treasure here or was this Island the setting for R.L.Stevenson's Treasure Island?? Gotta Wiki on this- There we go another Proper Noun used as a verb!!).

All my previous attempts were with a cheapo flimsy tripod of mine which was soo bad that a wind gust would have probably toppled it off. A reasonable wind certainly shook the tripod basically taking care that even though I did not hold the camera, there would be 'camera shake' involved. So much for using a tripod *rolls eyes*.
Anyway, so after buying the new tripod, I just had to try it one more time, especially since I was moving much farther away from the city to south bay and to commute to capture this image would be a total bore as it would require me to drive for 45mins or more maybe. So there we go, at around midnight, when the water in the bay was calm (and the fate finally deciding to give me a break and smile on me), I got this result. So pleased was I to see this result, that I just didnt want to return back at that time, I moved on to twin peaks, kept exploring for more shots and spent a night roaming around and get some more. So finally I am kinda happy with the result I was seeking. Also tagged along a friend so that it would appear as if I was showing him around and also I would have some company in the cold night. Looks like the stars were aligned perfectly that night, or maybe I should say the lights were aligned and the water still!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eragon!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So yet another fantasy movie (Adapted from a book) is in the works, and soon to be released. As the title of the blog says.. its called Eragon. People who couldnt get enough of Lord of The Rings would definitely want to check this out. As far as the books go, definitely Lord of the Rings is the best among the most famous fantasies that I have read. Other than that I am not able to decide whether the next best is Harry Potter or Eragon(and Eldest- the second part of the series called Inheritance). While Potter series depicts dragons as evil, the main protagonist of Eragon is a Dragon.

For people who are interested here is a gist of what the three part story is all about (Yes Inheritance is a three part story but not a trilogy). I must remind folks that Lord of the Rings is a story told in three parts too and not a trilogy. Among the most famous trilogies are The Godfather, the original Star Wars (the three parts that were added much later is sometimes called prequel trilogy), Indiana Jones and Back to the Future series.

Harry Potter on the other hand is a Heptalogy ( a seven part story, although the stories are generally with the sole common link being good v/s evil). The only other possible Heptology that I recollect is Chronicles of Narnia.

Anyway (after my customary digression of the topic) so Dec 15th Eragon is releasing. The second part is called Eldest and the third part is unnamed as of now which would be the concluding part of the series. The wonderful thing about this novel series is that is written by a person called Christopher Paolini. Heard of him?? Evidently not!! Its no surprise that Tolkien is his inspiration and I think I should mention that he is just 23years old. Paolini created and wrote Eragon (published independently by his parents) at the age of 19. Heck I was struggling to get through my bachelors at that age and this kid writes a best seller.
Inheritance is set in a fantasy land (obviously!! what you were expecting England??) called Alagaësia. This land was inspired by the place where he lives-Paradise Valley (suffice to say this much, I think for more and probably accurate information, you would be better off reading wikipedia if interested. This way I probably wont be giving too much of plot away. So happy reading and viewing folks!!

Atra esterní ono thelduin/Mor'ranr lífa unin hjarta onr/Un du evarínya ono varda.