Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I saw the first images, with the pollution, I thought ?this place must be hell?. But the smiles you show towards the end of the set paint a different picture. Interesting to see parts of China other than Beijing, Shanghai and Hongkong. 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 06 Nov 2014, at 07:14, 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 >