Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]JIm N, Frank D, Montie, Gene, Aram, Lluis, Nathan Thanks for taking the time to look. Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 1:40 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Gorgeous. I love the style in these images. I guess the flamingo images > are my favourites, but really I like them all. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 15 Dec 2016, at 15:18, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > We are just coming out of the first certified hurricane to hit Chennai > > since 1994, and all utilities were restored late last night after three > > days without power. Around 7500 trees have been uprooted around the city, > > so that our ample green cover resembles a half-rotting green carpet at > > present. No complaints, though, as the rain was sorely required for the > > city's reservoirs - even with this deluge, we are still 50% short of our > > normal annual precipitation. > > > > The funny thing was that 24 hours before the hurricane, with windspeeds > > touching 120 kmph, made landfall, I, together with a couple of friends, > > were peacefully photographing birds at the Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary, > in > > the shadow of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikote High Altitude > > Range), our space rocket launching station, barely 15-20 km from where > the > > hurricane crossed the coast - so you could say that these were taken in > the > > shadow of a hurricane.. It was a cool, lightly overcast morning, so we > kept > > photographing till almost 11 am before returning to our homes, a couple > of > > hours back by road. The light was a bit dull early on, making for good > > minimalist photographs, before brightening up very evenly, perfect for > > colour later on. The water level in the lake was alarmingly low, as can > be > > most clearly seen in the photograph entitled "Conversation", with vast > dry > > areas, so the deluge should have done some good there as well. > > > > Here are some of the photographs: > > > > Fly-by: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-1430.jpg.html > > > > Synchronicity: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-025.jpg.html > > > > Conversation: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-035.jpg.html > > > > Hovering: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-838.jpg.html > > > > Skimming: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-048.jpg.html > > > > Face Off: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-1564.jpg.html > > > > Scrap: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-1356.jpg.html > > > > Duet: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-1378.jpg.html > > > > Catch: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-743.jpg.html > > > > In It Goes: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-756.jpg.html > > > > At Rest: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-802.jpg.html > > > > Dive 1: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-923.jpg.html > > > > Dive 2: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-925.jpg.html > > > > Face to Face: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-1095.jpg.html > > > > Take Off: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-1124.jpg.html > > > > High Tension: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/PLBS/ > Shar+Road-20161211-1674.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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >