Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ric, Alastair, Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 12:58 AM, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >