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Subject: [Leica] Aizwal
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:00:32 -0500
References: <CAH1UNJ3VTgV5fhzVtixoTNKjQivYsWEBgvywj8PjU_7G3+dozg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Jayanand,

The hillside shots are very interesting.  Although the color shot shows more 
of the layout of the city, the details in the B&W shot are amazing.  Very 
interesting use of space.  I hope the area is not subject to earthquakes!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "PSM" 
<psm1857 at googlegroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 6:12 AM
Subject: [Leica] Aizwal


>I had gone for a few days to the far North East of India, to a town called
> Aizwal in the state of Mizoram - which has more borders with Burma and
> Bangladesh than with India. I found an absolute pristine area, with an
> educated populace, but with very little development in terms of jobs - so
> most Mizos leave the state to work elsewhere in India, though I have found
> homesickness always pulls them back after a few years. I had gone on a 
> spot
> of work, so did not have too much time to explore the place and
> consequently photograph it, and it was raining very heavily the only few
> hours I had free.
>
> Aizwal is an ugly city close up, though from a distance it can look quite
> alluring,  with structures tumbling down hillsides haphazardly, in a mass
> of concrete and a welter of cables. However, traffic moves up and down the
> narrow streets reasonably efficiently, and the drivers are most patient,
> and most surprisingly for this part of the world, do not use the horn at
> all!:
>
> Colour: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/DSCF1370.jpg.html
>
> B&W: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/DSCF1423.jpg.html
>
> The only time I attempted some sightseeing, it poured very heavily, and 
> our
> team took refuge in a small, dark and dingy hut/restaurant in the middle 
> of
> nowhere for a cup of tea. There were a few other people doing the same, as
> well as the proprietor and his family:
>
> Smile!: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/DSCF1380.jpg.html
>
> Naren: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/DSCF1387.jpg.html
>
> Sitting It Out (Colour):
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/DSCF1386.jpg.html
>
> Sitting It Out (B&W):
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/DSCF1386BW.jpg.html
>
> Dinner: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/DSCF1398.jpg.html
>
> Please see LARGE
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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