Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand, I am interested in how you engaged the people. Did you ask the guide to do some translation, or did you make some hand motions?... On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 7:45 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > Tina, > Thanks for looking > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 9:37 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Wonderful! We went to Fengdu, too, but you got to meet more people up > > close and personal than we did! My favorites are the portraits of the > > farmer and his wife and the ones of the children in school. > > > > Tina > > > > On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 1:14 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at > > gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Continuing on our trip down the Yangtze, after passing the Three Gorges > > > (Xiling, Wu and Qutang), we came to the old city of Fengdu, where over > > > 100,000 people were resettled in the aftermath of the Three Gorges Dam, > > > when their villages were inundated due to the rising waters of the > > > reservoir. > > > > > > We came to the city early morning in the gloaming: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1128.jpg.html > > > > > > We were to do a shore excursion in the morning, but so many tourists > were > > > about that there were no local guides available, and we disembarked > only > > > after lunch! First stop was to meet some farmers' families, both > original > > > inhabitants and resettled ones. I just got some portraits: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1621.jpg.html > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1674.jpg.html > > > > > > Walking on the streets and alleys of this town, card and mahjong > players > > > were around every corner - it seemed to be an extremely popular > pastime: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1704.jpg.html > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1744.jpg.html > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1761.jpg.html > > > > > > We then visited a local kindergarten school - kids, as ever, were > curious > > > and friendly, with no inhibitions whatsoever in interacting with us: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1716.jpg.html > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1738.jpg.html > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1728.jpg.html > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1742.jpg.html > > > > > > Even on the roads, mothers and kids were everywhere: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1766.jpg.html > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1769.jpg.html > > > > > > Finally, in a vegetable market: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1753.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 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > www.tinamanley.com > > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits