Saturday January 31, 2015

MUMBAI INDIA – We had a day of touring with a so-so guide – one of our few disappointments on this trip. We visited a large, mostly outdoor laundry complex, there laundry is gathered, washed by hand, and returned to the owners under a system much like the one dramatized in the movie “Lunchbox”. Amazing actually. We also visited the Anglican St. Thomas Cathedral which is an ok example of Colonial architecture, but has a remarkable collection of memorials for those who gave their lives in the service of the East India Company and the the Raj. Pictures from both spots below.

Day 1,934 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.

St. Thomas Cathedral
St. Thomas Cathedral
St. Thomas Cathedral
St. Thomas Cathedral
Laundry
Laundry

On this day five years ago (day 108): Warren CT shot in infrared.

Warren Connecticut
Warren Connecticut

Friday January 30, 2015

BOMBAY INDIA – This port city got the name Bombay from the Portuguese who called it Bombain or good bay. It was acquired by the English as part of Catherine of Breganza’s dowery whEN she married Charles II. It’s huge and densely populated and the center of everything but the government in India. We had a day of travel so my best image for the day turned out to be a flower arrangement that I snapped in our hotel.

Day 1,933 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.

Raj
Raj

On this day two years ago (day 1,203): Grenadines.

Grenadines
Grenadines

Tuesday January 27, 2015

NEAR UDAIPUR INDIA – Still at the Leopard camp. We’ve seen a few leopards but not close enough to photograph (we really didn’t expect to capture any images of them because we didn’t come equipped to shoot wildlife). The scenery here is sensational; this semi-arid area reminds me of Southern Utah, but built in granite rather than sandstone.

Day 1930 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.

Leopard Camp
Leopard Camp

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Granite waves
Granite waves

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On this day last year (day 1,565): Old lens. I spent this day last year exploring the capabilities of an 85mm Carl Zeiss lens from 1939 – one of a number of vintage lenses that I shoot on my Leica Monochrom. Not a very interesting picture.

Old lens
Old lens

Monday January 26, 2015

NEAR UDAIPUR INDIA – Some days are better than others. This was one of the better days. We finished up at the Leopard camp with a morning walk through an agricultural area, and on the way to Udaipur stopped at a remarkable Jain temple. I had trouble editing so I’m posting a mini gallery. The dome is 22 (!) frames stitched.

Day 1,929 of one photo every day for the rest of my life.

Water pump
Water pump
Jain temple
Jain temple

Jain temple

Jain temple
Jain temple
Jain temple
Jain temple

On this day three years ago (day 833): Birds. A Hitchcockesque moment.

Hitchcockesque
Hitchcockesque