Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/28

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Subject: [Leica] Kanyakumari
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:33:12 -0600
References: <AANLkTinHuLPSp8uQ5r4MhwK7D=vOm0QocUmSU6JCSazH@mail.gmail.com>

I find the subjects, moments,
tones and compositions,
of your recent b&w posts
far more visually compelling
than the safari photos.

The photographer (you)
seems far more engaged
in their vision and creation.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist





On Dec 28, 2010, at 11:45 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> Another in my ongoing series of photographs taken around India, this time
> taken at Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of India, which is the 
> confluence
> of three major seas/oceans - Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. 
> It
> was formerly called Cape Comorin. As I was getting ready to photograph my
> wife, Neela, in the centre, I found this tourist getting a little self
> conscious, so I clicked! The striped wall on the left encloses an ancient
> temple to Kanya Devi, a virgin goddess who legend has it was stood up by 
> the
> god Siva on their wedding day, from which the town takes its name. It is a
> very old town, though a small one, even finding a mention from Ptolemy, who
> identifies it as a pearl fishing centre.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Trivandrum_20100124_0189BW.jpg.html
> 
> C&C, as always, welcome.
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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