Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, Thanks. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>wrote: > Fantastic statue, and you photographed it beautifully, with the shadow. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > > YNWA > > > > On Dec 17, 2011, at 6:41 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > > In October I had gone to the Government Museum here in Chennai, which > > arguably has one of the best collection of South Indian Bronzes in the > > world. One of my favourite subjects for these bronzes is Siva dancing the > > cosmic dance in his avatar as Nataraja or Natesa - this depiction is IMHO > > one the most dynamic subjects in Art - the Museum has dozens of these, > and > > this particular piece is the featured one. It is believed that when Siva > > (The Destroyer) finishes the dance it signifies the end of the weary > > universe, and setting the stage for Brahma (The Creator) to create the > next > > one. This sculpture is from the Pallava period around the 7th Century AD, > > which is when this depiction originated. They are all made by the lost > wax > > method, and that has not changed even to this day. We generally do not > keep > > a large bronze of this subject at home, believing that mere humans cannot > > stand the cosmic energy released on an ongoing basis. I remember my > > grandfather getting one as a gift, which he promptly gave to a nearby > > temple, where it is still standing. Anyway, here is the photograph - the > > equipment used was the Nikon D700 with the AFS Nikkor 16-35 f4G lens, > > without flash: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/20111008_017MuseumC.jpg.html > > > > > > There are a lot of allusions in these bronzes, and those who are > interested > > can have a quick look: > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nataraja > > > > 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 >