Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/10

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Subject: [Leica] Interaction (Photos)
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 08:17:38 -0400
References: <BANLkTikx2vzUtzDPLDLePtFyHnDBuya2WQ@mail.gmail.com>

A pack of angry monkeys is just cause for panic.

ric


On Apr 10, 2011, at 12:17 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> The Ranthambhore Fort is a 10th century fort, the second largest in India,
> and looms high on a hilltop overlooking the National Park. Even though the
> fort is inside the park, there is a functioning temple up there, so 
> pilgrims
> are allowed unfettered access to it during the daylight hours. As I was at
> the steps leading to the fort after my morning safari, I saw a group of
> colourfully dressed teenagers come down from the fort. As they came to the
> bottom, one of the girls kicked a pebble at a group of Hanuman Langur
> monkeys:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Ranthambhore_20110305_0902-Edit2.jpg.html
> 
> At once all hell broke loose as the monkeys charged the girls, causing 
> panic
> for a brief while:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Ranthambhore_20110305_0910-Edit2.jpg.html
> 
> I had a lot of trouble processing these shots because of shooting into the
> sun in harsh sunlight, leading to pretty dark shadow areas, and high
> contrast. Because of this, I have processed one in Colour, and one in Black
> & White - which do the viewers prefer?
> 
> C&C, as ever, welcome
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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