[Leica] Festival

[Nathan Wajsman]

Regardless of the rest, Sacrifice is an amazing shot—talk about timing!

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

Alicante, Spain
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On 16 Aug 2014, at 08:09, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was wondering whether to post photos of a Hindu religious festival with a
> lot of pagan rituals, obviously retained from our animistic past, that a
> three of us had gone to last Sunday, with women prancing about in a trance
> on dirt tracks red with blood, gory images of very casual and
> matter-of-fact animal sacrifices, all in the narrow lanes around the
> tranquil environs of a quiet temple - it was some contrast! All this, not
> hidden away in some backwater, but bang in the middle of a city of 8
> million people! Unfortunately, I had taken my Fuji mirrorless system, which
> was totally inadequate for the speed of the action taking place, as well as
> the crowds milling around getting in the way - an effective, fast
> continuous shooting mode was absolutely necessary. The situation cried out
> for my Nikon D4 with a 16-35, but I suppose there is always next year!
> Anyway, here are a few shots - all the action happens around noon, so the
> lighting is very harsh, that cannot be avoided. A warning - some of the
> photographs are quite explicit and graphic:
> 
> The quiet Koyambedu Sivan Temple:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-202.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-084.jpg.html
> 
> The festival procession:
> 
> Procession:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-041.jpg.html
> 
> Women in a Trance:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-049.jpg.html
> 
> Blood on the Tracks:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-066.jpg.html
> 
> Chicken Soup for the Soul:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-046.jpg.html
> 
> Pastoral Scene:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-057.jpg.html
> 
> Sacrifice:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-074.jpg.html
> 
> Goat's Head Soup:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-076.jpg.html
> 
> Please see LARGE
> 
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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