[Leica] Bhutan people

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Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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On Dec 10, 2013, at 5:18 AM, H&ECummer wrote:

> Hi Luggers,
> I am returning again to my Bhutan folders. The State Sport for Bhutan is 
> archery and our guide Kinzhang is one of the best archers in the country.
> So we went to see two contests - one with traditional bamboo bows and 
> another one with the newer carbon fiber bows. Kinzhang explained that 
> bamboo bows start to quiver when they are drawn so the archer can't take 
> long to aim at the target and release. This limits the accuracy of shots. 
> With the carbon fiber bows they do not vibrate when drawn and held taut so 
> the archer can take longer to sight and aim at the target. The target, 
> BTW, is 145 m away and it was remarkable to me that it could be hit at 
> all. But, according to Kinzhang, on a good day, when archer is "in the 
> groove" and the wind is calm out of 45 tries a great archer will get more 
> than half his arrows on the target when using a carbon fiber bow and maybe 
> 20% with a bamboo bow. I shot about 500 shots at the contest using the 
> bamboo bow and managed to get three pictures with the arrow leaving the 
> bow. Couldn't manage it with the carbon bows at all.
> 
> here's the photo:
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/BhutanEdit/ArowLaunchw.jpg.html>
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/p3929fl
> 
> The Bhutanese Government has several art schools where young people learn 
> how to produce traditional arts - sculpture and painting.
> Here is a sculpture teacher showing his pupils how it should be done:
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/BhutanEdit/ClayMasterBWw.jpg.html>
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/kaf6sx5
> 
> Monks come from all over to Bhutan - including (surprisingly for me) this 
> monk with a group of tourists from China. Given the suppression in Tibet
> I was surprised they got permission from the Chinese Government to visit. 
> I'm sure the Bhutan government did not care:
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/BhutanEdit/MonkTabw.jpg.html>
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/q2mg9fq
> 
> Bhutanese people are friendly and don't mind being photographed but some 
> of them can be a bit shy:
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/BhutanEdit/ParoWaitressw.jpg.html>
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/mjsoquv
> 
> Prayer beads are much in evidence:
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/BhutanEdit/PrayerBeadsw.jpg.html>
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/n4y9o3k
> 
> Walking clockwise around the National Memorial Chorten, built as memorial 
> to the third Bhutanese king,
> and winding his prayer wheel while counting his beads:
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/BhutanEdit/RedPrayerw.jpg.html>
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/lzlsj9x
> 
> Two older lady tourists photographing an older lady worshipper at the NM 
> Chorten.
> I liked that they had similar footwear:
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/BhutanEdit/TourisTWorshipperw.jpg.html>
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/kpm6ovk
> 
> A pony wrangler at the Tiger's Nest. He walks, maybe three times a day, 5 
> km rising 900m, guiding his horses to the Tiger's Nest. He charges $15 per 
> ride for the out of shape tourists to get to the top and then you have to 
> walk down as it is too steep to ride down.
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/BhutanEdit/WranglerTigersw.jpg.html>
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/kdcbw5n
> 
> And the wrangler's junior helper who will also carry (and use) your camera 
> for you:
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/BhutanEdit/YoungWrangw.jpg.html>
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/mxhkrl9
> 
> Here we are at the look out to the Tiger's Nest. The horses could go no 
> further:
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/BhutanEdit/ECHCTigersw.jpg.html>
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/lkjzpol
> 
> Please look large.
> 
> C&C always welcome,
> 
> Howard
> 
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