Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I doubt that if as I think, these rivers flow right from the Hymalayas they could hardly be sailed or used for barges; dry in the wintertime, and floods in the melting season I?d think. We?ll have to wait for Tina?s return to know more I guess. Amities Philippe > Le 21 janv. 2019 ? 17:40, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a > ?crit : > > Fascinating cultural image, definitely in Salgado's ethos. Interestingly, > Atlanta has a large number of granite monoliths. The most recognized is > Stone Mountain which was a loci for the KKK and is a protected park. > However, the lesser known are mined for granite which is plentiful and > cheap. Northern India is on the foothills of the Himalayas which I presume > are granite and ultimately the source of those stones. So the question; > why has no entity gone to the source and started mining the source and > using the same river to get them closer to end use? > > On Sun, Jan 20, 2019, 11:43 AM Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org > wrote: > >> PESO: >> >> I've posted a few of the photos I've taken so far in Bangladesh, but I >> really don't have the time or space or computer to work on them out here, >> so I'm saving most for when I get home. >> >> Here is one I like, though: >> >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/168709267/original >> >> I spent most of the day with the stone collectors in Jofly. They are >> migrant workers who collect stones from the river when the water is low in >> the winter. This one is straight from the MM. I took over 1000 photos >> with >> the MM and the SL and the M240. Can't wait to get home and work on them! >> We still have two weeks to go on our trip. >> >> Tina >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley >> < >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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