Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 9:37 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > Wonderful! We went to Fengdu, too, but you got to meet more people up > close and personal than we did! My favorites are the portraits of the > farmer and his wife and the ones of the children in school. > > Tina > > On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 1:14 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Continuing on our trip down the Yangtze, after passing the Three Gorges > > (Xiling, Wu and Qutang), we came to the old city of Fengdu, where over > > 100,000 people were resettled in the aftermath of the Three Gorges Dam, > > when their villages were inundated due to the rising waters of the > > reservoir. > > > > We came to the city early morning in the gloaming: > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1128.jpg.html > > > > We were to do a shore excursion in the morning, but so many tourists were > > about that there were no local guides available, and we disembarked only > > after lunch! First stop was to meet some farmers' families, both original > > inhabitants and resettled ones. I just got some portraits: > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1621.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1674.jpg.html > > > > Walking on the streets and alleys of this town, card and mahjong players > > were around every corner - it seemed to be an extremely popular pastime: > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1704.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1744.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1761.jpg.html > > > > We then visited a local kindergarten school - kids, as ever, were curious > > and friendly, with no inhibitions whatsoever in interacting with us: > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1716.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1738.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1728.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1742.jpg.html > > > > Even on the roads, mothers and kids were everywhere: > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1766.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1769.jpg.html > > > > Finally, in a vegetable market: > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1753.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 > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >