Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Owls looks fun: can't seem to get the large image for some reason. The people shots are very nice, Technology is my favorite. Parakeet looks like the 70 was a bit limiting ;-) Alastair > I had gone on New Years Eve for a walkabout in Kancheepuram, a town near > Chennai famed for its temples, and more so for its silk - so much so that > the term "Kancheepuram Silk" is a generic term for high quality silk > known > worldwide. We visited three temples, and I will cover them one at a time. > The first temple we visited is the eighth century Kailasanathar Temple, > which is more an architectural site rather than a working temple, but as > you can see below, there are people who come here to pray and leave > offerings. The temple, dedicated to the god Shiva, bristles with complex > sandstone carvings of celestial beings, and more visibly, animals, mainly > lions and elephants, and lion/human combo figures. All photographs taken > with the Nikon D800E and the AFS 24-70 f2.8 lens, which I had borrowed > from > a friend to try out: > > First the fauna around the place. > > Owls: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_069.jpg.html > > Parakeet: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_099.jpg.html > > Evidence of prayer. > > Pink Flower: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_075.jpg.html > > Offerings: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_120.jpg.html > > The few people around. > > Meditation: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_125.jpg.html > > Man and Dog(s): > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_136.jpg.html > > Technology!: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_147.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Chewers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >