[Leica] People Photographs

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Jim N, Philippe, Montie, Ric, Bharani, Alan, Aram Douglas B,
Thanks for looking - sorry for the delay, but I have been out in Mumbai the
last few days, stuck in meetings from breakfast to dinner (UGH!), so much
so, that though I had taken my Fuji kit with me, I did not take a single
photograph.

Philippe, I did use the joystick to select a focus point. I find it easier
to do that in the Fuji XT-2 than on the Nikon D500, because in the latter I
invariably use back button focus, which ties up the thumb pretty
comprehensively! I use shutter focus in the XT-2, which leaves the thumb
free to play away with the joystick!

Douglas, Yes, everyone is barefoot because footwear is not allowed in the
temple, and there are facilities outside the main gates to leave it safely.
In fact in our culture, it is customary not to enter anyone's house with
footwear that has been used in the dirt and dust of the streets, and remove
and leave it at the front door. It is not as painful as it sounds, as
because of the heat and humidity, a very large proportion of visitors will
be in slippers or sandals anyway. Most of us have a second set of footwear,
usually rubber flip flops that are for use solely inside the house!

Cheers
Jayanand



On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 6:55 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> A great collection, Jayanand, I see the XT-2 is a very capable camera. The
> girl with the camera, and almost everyone else too - is shoeless. I presume
> it's because of the Temple?
>
> 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: Thursday, February 02, 2017 3:42 PM
> Subject: [Leica] People Photographs
>
>
> I had been down to Kapaleshwara Temple a few days ago with a couple of
>> friends, in order to photograph people, one of the best places near my
>> house, as you can be generally guaranteed a mix of tourists and the devout
>> in the evenings. I just took my Fuji XT-2 with the exceptional Fujinon
>> 90mm
>> f2 lens and these are the results:
>>
>> Elephant Ride:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/mylapore1/
>> Mylapore-20170131-012.jpg.html
>>
>> Photograph:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/mylapore1/
>> Mylapore-20170131-014.jpg.html
>>
>> Whats Going On?:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/mylapore1/
>> Mylapore-20170131-018.jpg.html
>>
>> The Look:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/mylapore1/
>> Mylapore-20170131-042.jpg.html
>>
>> Meditation:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/mylapore1/
>> Mylapore-20170131-071.jpg.html
>>
>> Junior:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/mylapore1/
>> Mylapore-20170131-097.jpg.html
>>
>> Relax:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/mylapore1/
>> Mylapore-20170131-098.jpg.html
>>
>> Boredom:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/mylapore1/
>> Mylapore-20170131-141.jpg.html
>>
>> Trio:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/mylapore1/
>> Mylapore-20170131-155.jpg.html
>>
>> Writer:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/mylapore1/
>> Mylapore-20170131-041.jpg.html
>>
>> Reader:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/mylapore1/
>> Mylapore-20170131-056.jpg.html
>>
>> Ringlets:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/mylapore1/
>> Mylapore-20170131-160.jpg.html
>>
>> I generally never photograph domesticated animals, but I could not resist
>> a
>> couple of the feral cats that hang around the temple - there are devotees
>> who come and feed them daily with oats and milk!
>>
>> Eyes:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/mylapore1/
>> Mylapore-20170131-047.jpg.html
>>
>> Duo:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/mylapore1/
>> Mylapore-20170131-131.jpg.html
>>
>> Please see LARGE
>>
>> Comments and criticism, as usual, welcome!
>>
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>>
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