Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very nice image of an individualist. Neat, but with definitely mixed signals. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:07 PM Subject: [Leica] Pedestrian >A couple of days ago I went for a walk to try and photograph birds in a > notified wetland that surrounds my house from the road, as no visitors are > allowed inside the protected area. The birds were too far away, but I got > this Shulmanesque figure walking down the road, with the incongruous > combination of a large, almost defiant mark on the forehead, which depicts > him as a devotee of the Hindu god Vishnu, and a typical T Shirt from the > USA that denotes a "Pumpkin Run" (whatever that might be!. I was also > taken > up with the curious child just behind him, who was probably wondering what > I was doing, because I was some distance away. The photo is not tack sharp > mainly because this was taken after sundown, with a Nikon D7000 and the AF > 180mm f2.8 with a 2x Kenko Teleconverter (effective 540mm in 35mm terms), > handheld at 1/125 at ISO3200. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Poonga_20120202_152.jpg.html > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >