[Leica] SHAR Road

[lluisripollphotography]

Superb set Jayanand!!!

Scrap and Duet are my favorites

Cheers
Lluis


 
> El 15 des 2016, a les 15:18, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> va escriure:
> 
> 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
> 
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