Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ditto I missed some colour on occasion though. Philippe Le 7 d?c. 10 ? 02:00, George Lottermoser a ?crit : > > Great narrative and wonderful photographs. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > On Dec 6, 2010, at 3:09 PM, John Beeching wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> This summer I spent four weeks in Colombia, one week working and the >> remainder visiting the extended family or travelling with my >> immediate >> family - wife, eight year old son and father-in-law. Photographic >> opportunities were not abundant as security concerns restrict the >> kind of >> street photography I normally do. However, in Amazonas we were >> able to be a >> bit freer. As a plant scientis,t with research interests in >> cassava, I was >> delighted to come across the local production of farinha. Of more >> general >> interest, we were invited by an indian community leader, Gustavo, >> to visit >> his maloca in the forest. Getting there was quite an adventure as >> our >> driver dropped us where the 4x4 could get no further and we had to >> wait for >> a guide to lead us through to the maloca - an enormous communal >> house in a >> clearing. There after being refreshed with some home made chicha >> we were >> taken to the river, during the walk Gustavo waxed lyrical about >> plants, the >> indian's relationship with nature and the destructive nature of the >> white >> man - in his enthusiasm he kept slipping out of Spanish into his own >> language, which made it difficult to follow. In the river Gustavo >> and I sat >> up to our necks in the water sorting the world's problems out while >> my >> little boy swam with his grand-daughter. Back at the Maloca we >> were offered >> his powdered tobacco (snuff) blown up our nostrils through a bone >> tube, I >> reciprocated by blowing it up Gustavo's - my son did not like it. >> Then we >> each had a spoonful of powdered coca leaves with ash, by which time >> lunch >> was ready - grilled fish wrapped in banana leaves and plantains, >> accompanied >> with cassava bread, all washed down with home-made lemonade. While >> the food >> was delicious, my father in law and I drank out of politeness, my >> son out of >> thirst, but my wife did not; wisely, as 24 hours later the men were >> rather >> unwell! >> >> http://www.johnbeeching.com/maloca/album/index.html >> >> The photos: 35mm, Tri-X, Xtol. C & C welcome. >> >> I am always slightly amused when I read on this forum enquiries >> about what >> equipment to take on travels: How many bodies? Lenses? Digital >> and film? >> Tripod? Etc.? More often than not I just take my M6 with the 35mm >> Summicron in a bum-bag (fanny-bag) round my waist - light, secure and >> inconspicuous, and no back problems! >> >> Yours, >> >> John >> >> -- >> John Beeching >> http://johnbeeching.com/ >> Three Frome Artists: http://www.blurb.com/books/1395201 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > NO ARCHIVE