Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, Ric, Gerry, Luis Thanks for looking and commenting. Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>wrote: > Jayanand, > > I love these ones, Morning News and Devotee are my favorites, the portrait > has an stunning sharpness! > > Cheers > Lluis > > > > El 24/09/2012, a las 18:01, Jayanand Govindaraj escribi?: > > I had taken part in a photowalk on 19th September, together with my PSM >> club mates. That was the day of a major festival in India, Ganesha >> Chaturthi, in honour of the elephant god, Ganesha. He is the god of >> wisdom, >> prosperity and luck - and so is very widely worshiped. This festival was a >> relatively benign affair till a couple of decades ago when it was noticed >> that it would always fall close to Ramadan (Eid ul Fitr), and it became a >> huge celebration in Mumbai, a religious show of strength, and this >> attitude >> has unfortunately seeped into a large part of the country. Anyway, in >> Chennai it still is a relatively benign affair. Traditionally we do pooja >> to an idol of Ganesha made of mud, which is then immersed in a water body >> and dissipates back into nature. Anyway some shots in and around the the >> Kapaleeshwarar Temple, supposedly in operation since the 7th century, >> dedicated to Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction - Ganesha is his son in >> Hindu mythology. All taken with the Fuji X-Pro 1 - a few with the 60mm >> f2.4 >> and the majority with the 35mm f1.4 lenses. I am glad to report that >> autofocus speed has increased dramatically after the recent firmware >> update. >> >> Eye contact with a god: >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/album254/**DSCF0645.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/DSCF0645.jpg.html> >> >> Morning News: >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/album254/**DSCF0598.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/DSCF0598.jpg.html> >> >> Discomfort: >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/album254/**DSCF0609.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/DSCF0609.jpg.html> >> >> Umbrellas: >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/album254/**DSCF0629.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/DSCF0629.jpg.html> >> >> Shade: http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/album254/** >> DSCF0632.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/DSCF0632.jpg.html> >> >> Devotee: >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/album254/**DSCF0646.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/DSCF0646.jpg.html> >> >> Fresh Idols: >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/album254/**DSCF0659.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/DSCF0659.jpg.html> >> >> Please see LARGE! >> >> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >