Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Really enjoyed looking through the images Jayanand. Nice to see some from the real India for a change! :>) Gerry Gerry Walden +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 www.gwpics.com On 24 Sep 2012, at 17:01, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > I had taken part in a photowalk on 19th September, together with my PSM > club mates. That was the day of a major festival in India, Ganesha > Chaturthi, in honour of the elephant god, Ganesha. He is the god of wisdom, > prosperity and luck - and so is very widely worshiped. This festival was a > relatively benign affair till a couple of decades ago when it was noticed > that it would always fall close to Ramadan (Eid ul Fitr), and it became a > huge celebration in Mumbai, a religious show of strength, and this attitude > has unfortunately seeped into a large part of the country. Anyway, in > Chennai it still is a relatively benign affair. Traditionally we do pooja > to an idol of Ganesha made of mud, which is then immersed in a water body > and dissipates back into nature. Anyway some shots in and around the the > Kapaleeshwarar Temple, supposedly in operation since the 7th century, > dedicated to Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction - Ganesha is his son in > Hindu mythology. All taken with the Fuji X-Pro 1 - a few with the 60mm f2.4 > and the majority with the 35mm f1.4 lenses. I am glad to report that > autofocus speed has increased dramatically after the recent firmware > update. > > Eye contact with a god: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/DSCF0645.jpg.html > > Morning News: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/DSCF0598.jpg.html > > Discomfort: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/DSCF0609.jpg.html > > Umbrellas: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/DSCF0629.jpg.html > > Shade: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/DSCF0632.jpg.html > > Devotee: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/DSCF0646.jpg.html > > Fresh Idols: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/DSCF0659.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE! > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information