Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Excellent, Jayanand! Whether photographing tigers or people, you have an excellent eye and sense of composition. The procession reminds me very much of the Semana Santa processions here in Spain. Cheers, Nathan (still in catchup mode after all the travel this spring) Nathan Wajsman photo at frozenlight.eu http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.frozenlight.eu ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > On 5 May 2024, at 06:21, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > After a break of a couple of years we went to the Brahmotsavam of 6th > century Parthasarathy Temple at Triplicane in Chennai last week, on one of > the relatively minor days to beat the crowd. The festival, which lasts a > week, entails giving the deity of Lord Vishnu an airing around the extended > area surrounding the temple, on various ceremonial palanquins carried by > the devotees, culminating in a ride on a huge chariot also pulled around by > the devotees. Not being a particularly religious person, I never fail to > get amazed and awestruck by the amount of pain and effort that devotees > expend in order to express their deep belief in the religion of their > choice. > > This is a fairly large submission, so please bear with me. > > All photographs taken with the Nikon Z8 and the Nikkor Z 135mm f1.8S > "Plena", arguably the best portrait lens I have ever used in 60+ years of > photography. > > Firstly, the pain, effort and fatigue of deep, extreme belief: > > Pain: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-259-Edit.jpg.html > > Effort: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-648-Edit.jpg.html > > Fatigue: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-657-Edit.jpg.html > > Sweat: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-670-Edit.jpg.html > > Push: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-175-Edit.jpg.html > > Rest: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-466-Edit.jpg.html > > The rest are all photographs of people. To start with, some neighbourly > mingling: > > Conversation: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-817-Edit.jpg.html > > Interaction: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-531-Edit.jpg.html > > There is something about making a kolam that induces people to sway > gracefully: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-033-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-1186-Edit.jpg.html > > Old people watch the procession from their houses - it always reminds me of > being caged: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-393-Edit.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-506-Edit.jpg.html > > Young devotees carry ceremonial umbrellas, but I was limited by my lens > into making portraits of them: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-924-Edit.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-1019-Edit.jpg.html > > Next comes two friends of mine, one a participant, and the other > photographing, just like us: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-705-Edit.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-073-Edit.jpg.html > > A couple who rumbled my photographing them: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-519-Edit.jpg.html > > Finally, a bunch of street portraits: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-946-Edit.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-1106-Edit.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-687-Edit.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-076-Edit.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-091-Edit.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-437-Edit.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/TCane/Triplicane-20240428-305-Edit.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE > > Criticism and comments, as always, welcome > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information