Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jean-Michel, Luis Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 10:33 PM, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr>wrote: > Thanks, Jayanand, for this great series, I like the portraits very much as > well as the B&W, you're doing a wonderful job capturing the mood and the > atmosphere of this very specific and unique event. > JM > > > Jean-Michel Mertz > Strasbourg > > > > Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:43:52 +0530 > > From: jayanand at gmail.com > > To: lug at leica-users.org; psm1857 at googlegroups.com > > Subject: [Leica] Kumbh Mela > > > > I finally got around to finishing editing my Kumbh Mela photographs. > > The first few photographs document our going out to take the holy bath > > at the meeting point of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna, called Sangam > > (means confluence in Sanskrit). It was a very auspicious day called > > Vasant Panchami, and in spite of very iffy weather, the estimated > > numbers of pilgrims who had a dip on that day was supposed to be 7-10 > > million. A bath during this period at this spot is supposed to wash > > off all your earthly sins: > > > > Starting Point: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130215-136.jpg.html > > > > First View: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130215-223.jpg.html > > > > Bathing Ghats: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130215-242.jpg.html > > > > Sangam: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130215-250.jpg.html > > > > Boat Boy: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130215-262.jpg.html > > > > Bath: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130215-305.jpg.html > > > > Spiritual Cleansing: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130215-315.jpg.html > > > > Spiritual Cleansing 2: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130215-333.jpg.html > > > > After the Dip: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130215-340.jpg.html > > > > Unbroken Lines: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130215-361.jpg.html > > > > Te next set is from the tented village that is put up for forty days > > to house millions, during a brief period of sunshine in an otherwise > > wet and soggy trip: > > > > Pilgrims: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130217-678.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130217-464.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130217-489.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130217-492.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130217-575.jpg.html > > > > A little pot session: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130217-652.jpg.html > > > > Sadhus (Holy Men): > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130217-476.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130217-667.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130217-674.jpg.html > > > > Please see LARGE > > > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome > > > > For what it is worth, as this was a topic of discussion recently on > > the LUG, the whole series taken with the Fuji X-Pro 1 and 18-55mm > > lens. > > > > 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 >