Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Regardless of the rest, Sacrifice is an amazing shot?talk about timing! Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator YNWA On 16 Aug 2014, at 08:09, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > I was wondering whether to post photos of a Hindu religious festival with a > lot of pagan rituals, obviously retained from our animistic past, that a > three of us had gone to last Sunday, with women prancing about in a trance > on dirt tracks red with blood, gory images of very casual and > matter-of-fact animal sacrifices, all in the narrow lanes around the > tranquil environs of a quiet temple - it was some contrast! All this, not > hidden away in some backwater, but bang in the middle of a city of 8 > million people! Unfortunately, I had taken my Fuji mirrorless system, which > was totally inadequate for the speed of the action taking place, as well as > the crowds milling around getting in the way - an effective, fast > continuous shooting mode was absolutely necessary. The situation cried out > for my Nikon D4 with a 16-35, but I suppose there is always next year! > Anyway, here are a few shots - all the action happens around noon, so the > lighting is very harsh, that cannot be avoided. A warning - some of the > photographs are quite explicit and graphic: > > The quiet Koyambedu Sivan Temple: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-202.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-084.jpg.html > > The festival procession: > > Procession: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-041.jpg.html > > Women in a Trance: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-049.jpg.html > > Blood on the Tracks: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-066.jpg.html > > Chicken Soup for the Soul: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-046.jpg.html > > Pastoral Scene: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-057.jpg.html > > Sacrifice: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-074.jpg.html > > Goat's Head Soup: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mischennai/Koyambedu-20140810-076.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 >