[Leica] Festival

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Nathan,
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Jayanand

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> On 28-Aug-2014, at 12:15 am, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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> Regardless of the rest, Sacrifice is an amazing shot—talk about timing!
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> Cheers,
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>> On 16 Aug 2014, at 08:09, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> 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:
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>> The quiet Koyambedu Sivan Temple:
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-202.jpg.html
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-084.jpg.html
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>> The festival procession:
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>> Procession:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-041.jpg.html
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>> Women in a Trance:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-049.jpg.html
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>> Blood on the Tracks:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-066.jpg.html
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>> Chicken Soup for the Soul:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-046.jpg.html
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>> Pastoral Scene:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-057.jpg.html
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>> Sacrifice:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-074.jpg.html
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>> Goat's Head Soup:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-076.jpg.html
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>> Please see LARGE
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>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
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>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
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