[Leica] Triplicane

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Luis,
Thanks for looking.

I use autofocus, and also eye sensor autofocus. My view on technical
improvements in hardware and software is that all of it is to be used in
its place - it makes technical mastery of the camera a democratic exercise,
and leaves the modern day photographer time to look at the more artistic
aspects. IMHO, this is all to the good - we will all end up with better
photographs!

Cheers
Jayanand

On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 9:45 PM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Hi Jayanand,
>
> I like very much this excellent document, specially Effort, Fatigue, Sway1
> and 2, Inter action, Young devotee
>
> Viewed large are quite impressive, I see you have used a 135mm and
> generally at wide apertures, do you work with autofocus? the bokeh is
> excellent, I like also the light and colors of Caged 1 & 2.
>
> Thanks for sharing!
>
> Cheers
> Lluis
>
>
> > El 5 maig 2024, a les 6:21, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org> va escriure:
> >
> > 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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