[Leica] IMG: The Stone Collectors

[Philippe]

I doubt that if as I think, these rivers flow right from the Hymalayas they could hardly be sailed or used for barges; dry in the wintertime, and floods in the melting season I’d think.

We’ll have to wait for Tina’s return to know more I guess.


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Philippe



> Le 21 janv. 2019 à 17:40, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
> 
> Fascinating cultural image, definitely in Salgado's ethos.  Interestingly,
> Atlanta has a large number of granite monoliths.  The most recognized is
> Stone Mountain which was a loci for the KKK and is a protected park.
> However, the lesser known are mined for granite which is plentiful and
> cheap.  Northern India is on the foothills of the Himalayas which I presume
> are granite and ultimately the source of those stones.  So the question;
> why has no entity gone to the source and started mining the source and
> using the same river to get them closer to end use?
> 
> On Sun, Jan 20, 2019, 11:43 AM Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org
> wrote:
> 
>> PESO:
>> 
>> I've posted a few of the photos I've taken so far in Bangladesh, but I
>> really don't have the time or space or computer to work on them out here,
>> so I'm saving most for when I get home.
>> 
>> Here is one I like, though:
>> 
>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/168709267/original
>> 
>> I spent most of the day with the stone collectors in Jofly.  They are
>> migrant workers who collect stones from the river when the water is low in
>> the winter. This one is straight from the MM.  I took over 1000 photos with
>> the MM and the SL and the M240.  Can't wait to get home and work on them!
>> We still have two weeks to go on our trip.
>> 
>> Tina
>> 
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