[Leica] SHAR Road

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

We are just coming out of the first certified hurricane to hit Chennai
since 1994, and all utilities were restored late last night after three
days without power. Around 7500 trees have been uprooted around the city,
so that our ample green cover resembles a half-rotting green carpet at
present. No complaints, though, as the rain was sorely required for the
city's reservoirs - even with this deluge, we are still 50% short of our
normal annual precipitation.

The funny thing was that 24 hours before the hurricane, with windspeeds
touching 120 kmph, made landfall, I, together with a couple of friends,
were peacefully photographing birds at the Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary, in
the shadow of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikote High Altitude
Range), our space rocket launching station, barely 15-20 km from where the
hurricane crossed the coast - so you could say that these were taken in the
shadow of a hurricane.. It was a cool, lightly overcast morning, so we kept
photographing till almost 11 am before returning to our homes, a couple of
hours back by road. The light was a bit dull early on, making for good
minimalist photographs, before brightening up very evenly, perfect for
colour later on. The water level in the lake was alarmingly low, as can be
most clearly seen in the photograph entitled "Conversation", with vast dry
areas, so the deluge should have done some good there as well.

Here are some of the photographs:

Fly-by:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1430.jpg.html

Synchronicity:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-025.jpg.html

Conversation:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-035.jpg.html

Hovering:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-838.jpg.html

Skimming:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-048.jpg.html

Face Off:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1564.jpg.html

Scrap:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1356.jpg.html

Duet:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1378.jpg.html

Catch:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-743.jpg.html

In It Goes:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-756.jpg.html

At Rest:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-802.jpg.html

Dive 1:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-923.jpg.html

Dive 2:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-925.jpg.html

Face to Face:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1095.jpg.html

Take Off:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1124.jpg.html

High Tension:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1674.jpg.html


Please see LARGE

Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome

Cheers
Jayanand