[Leica] The Cruise

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Ric, George, Richard
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Jayanand

On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
wrote:

> And to think that we photogs chase fog/mists for the atmospheric shots, now
> China gives it to you for FREE!
>
> Sad, really...
>
> Red is good. Thanks for showing.
>
> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 10:24 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > After Shanghai, we took a flight to Yichang a town on the Yangtze, to
> > board our ship for a cruise of the Yangtze, to the Three Gorges Dam
> > and into the reservoir to Chongqing. The river was shrouded in a heady
> > mix of Fog and Smog throughout the three days we were on board, making
> > for low visibility, and a sameness to the vistas around that made
> > photography difficult.
> >
> > At Yichang, we had a few hours to spare, and nothing to see in this
> > nondescript town, so the tour guide (surprise, surprise) took us to a
> > shop specializing in embroidery, which to be honest, was very good:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141012-258.jpg.html
> >
> > Then we boarded the "Yangtze Explorer", and this is what it looked
> > like from our cabin balcony:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-286.jpg.html
> >
> > The next morning we were off to our first excursion, "Tribes of the
> > Three Gorges", which was a totally staged costume drama disguised as a
> > walk. I got this kid at the pier as we disembarked:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-509.jpg.html
> >
> > As with all tourist attractions in China, you enter and exit by
> > running the gauntlet of trinket and food shops:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-506.jpg.html
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-500.jpg.html
> >
> > I feel the colour red is an important compositional tool in China,
> > especially as everything around you is enveloped in smog, making
> > things look distinctly gloomy:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-470.jpg.html
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-349.jpg.html
> >
> > A couple of young pretty guides:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-426.jpg.html
> >
> > The ship's paparazzi at work:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-453.jpg.html
> >
> > Then we went on - towns would come and go out of the fog/smog:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141014-1303.jpg.html
> >
> > A detail from the dramatic Qutang Gorge:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141014-1090.jpg.html
> >
> > Finally, Coco, a staff member on the boat:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141014-1479.jpg.html
> >
> > Please see LARGE
> >
> > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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