Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't EVER apologise for posting these wonderful pics. In this set, I especially enjoyed the portrait of the cycle rickshaw puller and the boys going to the Jain temple. The bike cart in the first picture must be sooooo HEAVY to ride! Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Sign my petition against the gun lobby: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/include-nra-list-terrorist-organizations-group-actively-promotes-killing-us-civilians/GgyPdyy4 YNWA On Jan 2, 2013, at 5:54 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > The last installment of photographs from the walkabout around the Parry's > area on 30th December 2012 - mostly people shots, all taken with the Nikon > D800E and the AFS 85mm f1.8G lens except of one shot with the 16-35 f4 set > at 35mm. Thanks for bearing with me on this almost unceasing flow of > photographs! > > Cycle Cart: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Parry_s_20121230_122.jpg.html > > Cycle Rickshaw Puller: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Parry_s_20121230_077.jpg.html > > On The Road: The man asked me why I wanted to take his photograph, and I > replied that it is because he was smiling - he went off happy: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Parry_s_20121230_112.jpg.html > > The next four shots are in and around a Jain temple in the area. Jainism is > thought to have had its roots in the Indus Valley Civilization, but is > practiced today as formulated by the saint Mahavira around the 6th century, > has to be the most non violent religion ever devised by man. All life is > sacred, including bacteria, and holy men will walk only barefoot, and > breathe through masks made of muslin, to minimize damage to other forms of > life. > > Three shots of kids on their way to the temple: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Parry_s_20121230_127.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Parry_s_20121230_156.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Parry_s_20121230_137.jpg.html > > The last one is of two devotees in the temple itself. Jain temples are > generally constructed from white marble: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Parry_s_20121230_135.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE. > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >