[Leica] Triplicane

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Nathan,
Thanks for looking.

All religions, For some weird sadistic reason, believe that intense pain is
good for the soul! Just one of the ways of controlling and exploiting the
faithful, I guess! Nothing is good about it except for photographers
interested in the human condition!

Cheers
Jayanand

On Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 10:42 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
wrote:

> Excellent, Jayanand! Whether photographing tigers or people, you have an
> excellent eye and sense of composition. The procession reminds me very much
> of the Semana Santa processions here in Spain.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan (still in catchup mode after all the travel this spring)
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> photo at frozenlight.eu
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> Слава Україні! Героям слава!
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> > On 5 May 2024, at 06:21, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> >
> > After a break of a couple of years we went to the Brahmotsavam of 6th
> > century Parthasarathy Temple at Triplicane in Chennai last week, on one
> of
> > the relatively minor days to beat the crowd. The festival, which lasts a
> > week, entails giving the deity of Lord Vishnu an airing around the
> extended
> > area surrounding the temple, on various ceremonial palanquins carried by
> > the devotees, culminating in a ride on a huge chariot also pulled around
> by
> > the devotees. Not being a particularly religious person, I never fail to
> > get amazed and awestruck by the amount of pain and effort that devotees
> > expend in order to express their deep belief in the religion of their
> > choice.
> >
> > This is a fairly large submission, so please bear with me.
> >
> > All photographs taken with the Nikon Z8 and the Nikkor Z 135mm f1.8S
> > "Plena", arguably the best portrait lens I have ever used in 60+ years of
> > photography.
> >
> > Firstly, the pain, effort and fatigue of deep, extreme belief:
> >
> > Pain:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-259-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Effort:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-648-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Fatigue:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-657-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Sweat:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-670-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Push:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-175-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Rest:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-466-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > The rest are all photographs of people. To start with, some neighbourly
> > mingling:
> >
> > Conversation:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-817-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Interaction:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-531-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > There is something about making a kolam that induces people to sway
> > gracefully:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-033-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-1186-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Old people watch the procession from their houses - it always reminds me
> of
> > being caged:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-393-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-506-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Young devotees carry ceremonial umbrellas, but I was limited by my lens
> > into making portraits of them:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-924-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-1019-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Next comes two friends of mine, one a participant, and the other
> > photographing, just like us:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-705-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-073-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > A couple who rumbled my photographing them:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-519-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Finally, a bunch of street portraits:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-946-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-1106-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-687-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-076-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-091-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-437-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-305-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Please see LARGE
> >
> > Criticism and comments, as always, welcome
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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