[Leica] Parthasarathy Temple

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Jean-Michel,
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 10:17 PM Jean-Michel Mertz via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> Indeed, your portraits have that "look" you're mentioning. And there's a
> plus: superb colours! JM
>
> Jean-Michel Mertz
> 68750 - Bergheim
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> De : LUG <lug-bounces+j2m46=hotmail.fr at leica-users.org> de la part de
> Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> Envoyé : mardi 30 avril 2019 12:33
> À : Leica Users Group; PSM
> Cc : Jayanand Govindaraj
> Objet : [Leica] Parthasarathy Temple
>
> I got out and went on to the streets for photography after quite some time
> last week, for the Ther (Chariot) festival at Parthasarathy Temple in
> Triplicane. I always find it more rewarding, photographically, to look away
> from the huge, intimidating Ther, to the reactions in the crowd, and this
> time was no different. I went out with the Nikon D850, because my favourite
> lens currently for these sort of crowded situations is the AFS Nikkor 58mm
> f1.4, which has such beautiful transitions that everything looks dreamy and
> painterly, and the subject literally pops, especially when used wide open.
> This very modern lens is, refreshingly, not designed for maximum sharpness
> but for a "look", which at least I really like. All street portraits,
> except for the last one, which I suppose is half a portrait, at least!:
>
> Boys do not normally do this, it is the province of the ladies!
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/Triplicane-20190425-002.jpg.html
>
> Grandparenting:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/Triplicane-20190425-008.jpg.html
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/Triplicane-20190425-053.jpg.html
>
> Bystanders:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/Triplicane-20190425-026.jpg.html
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>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/Triplicane-20190425-035.jpg.html
>
> Three Generations:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/Triplicane-20190425-047.jpg.html
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> Old Friends:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/Triplicane-20190425-054.jpg.html
>
> Piety:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/Triplicane-20190425-058.jpg.html
>
> Offering:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Triplicane/Triplicane-20190425-059.jpg.html
>
> Please see LARGE
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome!
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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