Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Philippe. I appreciate your comments! Tina On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 3:38 AM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > All beautiful photographs Tina. And very delicate testimonies of the human > condition as it is for some. > > Now, that some on FB don?t like it to exist as such doesn?t prevent you > from documenting it, on the contrary. You give these Bangalis another level > of existence. Thank you for that. > > The beauty is in the eyes of the beholder they say, I ?d add, and in their > hearts. > > Amities > > Philippe > > > > > Le 15 mars 2019 ? 21:37, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a > ?crit : > > > > PESO: > > > > We visited a place in Jaflong, Bangladesh, where workers had seasonal > jobs > > moving rocks from the river bed during the dry season. I got some > > criticism when I first posted a couple of these while still in > Bangladesh. > > There were comments that I was taking advantage of people who were, in > > effect, working as slaves; however, that was not the impression I got > while > > I was there at all. The people seemed happy to have jobs and were joking > > and laughing as they worked. Men, women, and children all worked > together > > very cooperatively. They were very friendly and nobody objected to my > > photographing them as they worked. When they put their baskets and rocks > > down, they posed for photos and wanted to see them on the camera. All in > > all, it was a very positive experience and I was disappointed at the > > negative remarks I got when I posted the photos. So, I'm trying again. > I > > took over 1000 photos there, both color and B&W. Here are the first two: > > > > https://pbase.com/tinamanley/image/168921344 > > > > https://pbase.com/tinamanley/image/168921392 > > > > I'll be posting a lot more as I edit them and I would appreciate your > > comments. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tina > > > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > www.tinamanley.com > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley > > < > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > > *https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html > > <https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html>* > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html> *https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html <https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html>*