Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, Thanks for looking. All religions, For some weird sadistic reason, believe that intense pain is good for the soul! Just one of the ways of controlling and exploiting the faithful, I guess! Nothing is good about it except for photographers interested in the human condition! Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 10:42?AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Excellent, Jayanand! Whether photographing tigers or people, you have an > excellent eye and sense of composition. The procession reminds me very much > of the Semana Santa processions here in Spain. > > Cheers, > Nathan (still in catchup mode after all the travel this spring) > > Nathan Wajsman > photo at frozenlight.eu > > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > > > > > > > > On 5 May 2024, at 06:21, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > > > After a break of a couple of years we went to the Brahmotsavam of 6th > > century Parthasarathy Temple at Triplicane in Chennai last week, on one > of > > the relatively minor days to beat the crowd. The festival, which lasts a > > week, entails giving the deity of Lord Vishnu an airing around the > extended > > area surrounding the temple, on various ceremonial palanquins carried by > > the devotees, culminating in a ride on a huge chariot also pulled around > by > > the devotees. Not being a particularly religious person, I never fail to > > get amazed and awestruck by the amount of pain and effort that devotees > > expend in order to express their deep belief in the religion of their > > choice. > > > > This is a fairly large submission, so please bear with me. > > > > All photographs taken with the Nikon Z8 and the Nikkor Z 135mm f1.8S > > "Plena", arguably the best portrait lens I have ever used in 60+ years of > > photography. > > > > Firstly, the pain, effort and fatigue of deep, extreme belief: > > > > Pain: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-259-Edit.jpg.html > > > > Effort: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-648-Edit.jpg.html > > > > Fatigue: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-657-Edit.jpg.html > > > > Sweat: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-670-Edit.jpg.html > > > > Push: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-175-Edit.jpg.html > > > > Rest: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-466-Edit.jpg.html > > > > The rest are all photographs of people. To start with, some neighbourly > > mingling: > > > > Conversation: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-817-Edit.jpg.html > > > > Interaction: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-531-Edit.jpg.html > > > > There is something about making a kolam that induces people to sway > > gracefully: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-033-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-1186-Edit.jpg.html > > > > Old people watch the procession from their houses - it always reminds me > of > > being caged: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-393-Edit.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-506-Edit.jpg.html > > > > Young devotees carry ceremonial umbrellas, but I was limited by my lens > > into making portraits of them: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-924-Edit.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-1019-Edit.jpg.html > > > > Next comes two friends of mine, one a participant, and the other > > photographing, just like us: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-705-Edit.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-073-Edit.jpg.html > > > > A couple who rumbled my photographing them: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-519-Edit.jpg.html > > > > Finally, a bunch of street portraits: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-946-Edit.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-1106-Edit.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-687-Edit.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-076-Edit.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-091-Edit.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-437-Edit.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-305-Edit.jpg.html > > > > Please see LARGE > > > > Criticism and comments, as always, welcome > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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