Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great series, Jayanand. "Scrap" is my favorite. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 12/15/2016 8:18 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > We are just coming out of the first certified hurricane to hit Chennai > since 1994, and all utilities were restored late last night after three > days without power. Around 7500 trees have been uprooted around the city, > so that our ample green cover resembles a half-rotting green carpet at > present. No complaints, though, as the rain was sorely required for the > city's reservoirs - even with this deluge, we are still 50% short of our > normal annual precipitation. > > The funny thing was that 24 hours before the hurricane, with windspeeds > touching 120 kmph, made landfall, I, together with a couple of friends, > were peacefully photographing birds at the Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary, in > the shadow of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikote High Altitude > Range), our space rocket launching station, barely 15-20 km from where the > hurricane crossed the coast - so you could say that these were taken in the > shadow of a hurricane.. It was a cool, lightly overcast morning, so we kept > photographing till almost 11 am before returning to our homes, a couple of > hours back by road. The light was a bit dull early on, making for good > minimalist photographs, before brightening up very evenly, perfect for > colour later on. The water level in the lake was alarmingly low, as can be > most clearly seen in the photograph entitled "Conversation", with vast dry > areas, so the deluge should have done some good there as well. > > Here are some of the photographs: > > Fly-by: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1430.jpg.html > > Synchronicity: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-025.jpg.html > > Conversation: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-035.jpg.html > > Hovering: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-838.jpg.html > > Skimming: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-048.jpg.html > > Face Off: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1564.jpg.html > > Scrap: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1356.jpg.html > > Duet: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1378.jpg.html > > Catch: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-743.jpg.html > > In It Goes: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-756.jpg.html > > At Rest: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-802.jpg.html > > Dive 1: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-923.jpg.html > > Dive 2: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-925.jpg.html > > Face to Face: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1095.jpg.html > > Take Off: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1124.jpg.html > > High Tension: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/Shar+Road-20161211-1674.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 >