[Leica] SHAR Road

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

Just catching up here, Jayanand. Seems a fascinating place with a huge 
amount of fauna, and sadly under threat too per Wikipedia. I like 
Synchronicity and Skimming the most.

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "PSM" 
<psm-1857 at googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 2:18 PM
Subject: [Leica] SHAR Road


> We are just coming out of the first certified hurricane to hit Chennai
> since 1994, and all utilities were restored late last night after three
> days without power. Around 7500 trees have been uprooted around the city,
> so that our ample green cover resembles a half-rotting green carpet at
> present. No complaints, though, as the rain was sorely required for the
> city's reservoirs - even with this deluge, we are still 50% short of our
> normal annual precipitation.
>
> The funny thing was that 24 hours before the hurricane, with windspeeds
> touching 120 kmph, made landfall, I, together with a couple of friends,
> were peacefully photographing birds at the Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary, in
> the shadow of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikote High Altitude
> Range), our space rocket launching station, barely 15-20 km from where the
> hurricane crossed the coast - so you could say that these were taken in 
> the
> shadow of a hurricane.. It was a cool, lightly overcast morning, so we 
> kept
> photographing till almost 11 am before returning to our homes, a couple of
> hours back by road. The light was a bit dull early on, making for good
> minimalist photographs, before brightening up very evenly, perfect for
> colour later on. The water level in the lake was alarmingly low, as can be
> most clearly seen in the photograph entitled "Conversation", with vast dry
> areas, so the deluge should have done some good there as well.
>
> Here are some of the photographs:
>
> Fly-by:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1430.jpg.html
>
> Synchronicity:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-025.jpg.html
>
> Conversation:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-035.jpg.html
>
> Hovering:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-838.jpg.html
>
> Skimming:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-048.jpg.html
>
> Face Off:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1564.jpg.html
>
> Scrap:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1356.jpg.html
>
> Duet:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1378.jpg.html
>
> Catch:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-743.jpg.html
>
> In It Goes:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-756.jpg.html
>
> At Rest:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-802.jpg.html
>
> Dive 1:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-923.jpg.html
>
> Dive 2:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-925.jpg.html
>
> Face to Face:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1095.jpg.html
>
> Take Off:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1124.jpg.html
>
> High Tension:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1674.jpg.html
>
>
> Please see LARGE
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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