Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim/Bob/Geoff/Larry Thanks for taking the time to look and comment. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > A most interesting and enjoyable set, Jayanand. > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 2 June 2010 07:08, Lluis Ripoll Querol <lluisripollquerol at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi Jayanand, >> >> I've enjoyed very much looking at your very good pictures, I've specially >> liked "Family", "Bathing Tusker" and "Mahout", all of them should be >> viewed >> enlarged to enjoy the great quality of your shots. >> >> Cheers >> Lluis >> >> El 01/06/2010, a las 18:20, Jayanand Govindaraj escribi?: >> >> >> Kodagu, or Coorg as it used to be known, is a verdant coffee growing >>> area in South India at the tail end of the Western Ghats, a range of >>> mountains that run parallel to and just off the west coast of India. >>> My family had gone for a quick four day holiday early in May, and >>> these are photographs from the trip. >>> >>> This set is from Dubare, an elephant training camp on the banks of the >>> 800 km long River Cauvery, though Dubare is just 50 km from the >>> source. The river is venerated as a goddess in South India, and is a >>> central feature of Hinduism here. The elephant training camp was set >>> up by the erstwhile Maharaja of Mysore to train elephants for >>> religious and ceremonial duties, and has been in operation for over >>> 100 years. It is a great place to go because anyone can help bathe the >>> elephants, and is particularly helpful in introducing young children >>> to animals so that their fear of animals gets mitigated: >>> >>> The ferry across the river: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_106.jpg.html >>> >>> Fellow tourists: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_117.jpg.html >>> >>> Bathing tusker: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_203.jpg.html >>> >>> Mahout: >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_265.jpg.html >>> >>> Going home: >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_301.jpg.html >>> >>> Picnic: >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_314.jpg.html >>> >>> Path (to the toilet actually): >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_316.jpg.html >>> >>> River pool: >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kodagu/Kodagu_20100511_326.jpg.html >>> >>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information