Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Excellent and entertaining, every one! Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 10 December 2013 15:32, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Nice collection. The shy waitress was my favorite. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 12/9/2013 10:18 PM, 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >