[Leica] Peacocks and People

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Douglas,
Thanks for looking. 

I agree with your brother - peacocks, being large, heavy birds of the forest, with limited flight capabilities, need and do have calls which are extraordinary loud and very penetrating. Their alarm calls can be heard from some distance away, though they are not very reliable.

The wrapped up look is due to two reasons - one being dust, as you surmised, and the other more unsavory one is to prevent darkening of the skin - Indians are quite racist when it comes to colour of ladies' skin, the fairer the better. In fact the largest selling cosmetic product here, be it Unilever, or P&G, or local makes is Skin Whitening Cream. The barrage of ads for this product from all these manufacturers does little but perpetuate the prejudice.
Cheers
Jayanand


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> On 09-May-2016, at 03:09, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
> 
> An eclectic collection, Jayanand.
> I love peacocks even though my brother doesn't. A neighbour of his had them here in Dublin and the noise they made was incredible.
> 
> I presume it was dust rather than religion that promoted the burqa look?
> 
> Douglas
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "PSM" <psm-1857 at googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2016 12:23 PM
> Subject: [Leica] Peacocks and People
> 
> 
>> I personally love photographing peacocks. Though photographs of them
>> dancing are common, they look equally beautiful when not doing so, with
>> their long tail and vivid colours, in their natural environment:
>> 
>> Sentinel:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1736.jpg.html
>> 
>> The Long Tail:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1553.jpg.html
>> 
>> Perch:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1554.jpg.html
>> 
>> Reflection:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1537.jpg.html
>> 
>> The Mating Dance:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1568.jpg.html
>> 
>> Kanha is an evergreen forest, so the contrast between the dried out grass,
>> and the vivid green of the leaves on the trees, is enhanced by the warm
>> evening light:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1568.jpg.html
>> 
>> As is to be expected in mid April, it was extremely hot (41C) and dusty
>> during the day:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1485.jpg.html
>> 
>> A shadowy self portrait:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-7536.jpg.html
>> 
>> An essential part of wildlife watching in Indian forests is the waiting and
>> waiting, and then waiting some more, especially when on the prowl for for
>> tigers! I kill the boredom by turning the lens on my fellow tourists,
>> guides and drivers around:
>> 
>> The Wait:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-2292.jpg.html
>> 
>> The Wait (Alternate View):
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha2016-2289.jpg.html
>> 
>> Young Hipster:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha2016-2289.jpg.html
>> 
>> Lady in Red:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-2410.jpg.html
>> 
>> Protection:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-2228.jpg.html
>> 
>> Surprise:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-7299.jpg.html
>> 
>> Jungle Style:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1557.jpg.html
>> 
>> Guide:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1597.jpg.html
>> 
>> Please see LARGE
>> 
>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome!
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>> 
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