Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Having grown up in Arizona and spent more than my share of time at the "big hole in the ground" I'm amazed by your statements. How could you compare something which took millions of years to come about with Vishnu and her pack? One one hand there is the beauty of Mother Nature's Work and on the other???? Fantasies by superstitious, semi-naked natives practicing group sex and communing with the heavens? Give me the big hole any day. Walt Richard wrote: > How can one take pictures of the Grand Canyon? With the exceptions of > few awe inspiring pictures, most are just photographs of a hole, > albeit a big one, on the ground. > > Thus with some trepidations that I present this gallery: > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/061006/ > The photographic contribution is close to nil. Nevertheless, it > records a cultural heritage that belongs to all of us. The first set > of photographs is from a stone temple built around 12-13th century. > The workmanship is so startling that the artisans carved through some > of the statues, as shown in the very first picture. I *believe* (but > could be wrong) that this temple is Shiva's temple. The second set is > from a temple built around 10th century and their styles are somewhat > different. I believe this temple is Vishnu's temple. The last picture > is of Vishnu dreaming, from whose navel Brahma, the Creator comes forth. > > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, > please use richard at imagecraft.com) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >