Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is very nippy in the mornings in March - you will need woolens. By the afternoon it rises to 35C, though. Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>wrote: > Really nice portraits, Jayanand. > > Why did the guy in the next-to-last picture need earmuffs? Noise protection > or was it nippy in the morning? > > Cheers, > Nathan > > On 28 Apr, 2010, at 19:45 , Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > > These are the guys who do the tracking/driving and are the tourist's eyes > > and ears. They are all locals belonging to the villages that encircle the > > reserve, and are steeped in jungle lore, a lot of it handed down over the > > generations. The villages, till quite recently, were within the reserve - > > relocation has been going on for the past 15 years or so: > > > > Kunwar, our very own Felipe Masa: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0455.jpg.html > > > > Shankar, our guide with the sunny smile: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0359.jpg.html > > > > TP a guide - his lock of uncut hair identifies him as belonging to the > > Brahmin caste: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0142.jpg.html > > > > Kanchidi a guide - his name translates to 'Pierced Ear': > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0193.jpg.html > > > > Other Anonymous guides/drivers: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100321_0621.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0234.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0277.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0278.jpg.html(the<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0278.jpg.html%28the> > > contraption on his head are earmuffs) > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0274.jpg.html > > > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >