Ginnie, so many magnificent photographs of the beautiful people of India. These are National Geographic quality!!! Thank you for sharing ~ |
Ginnie- thank you for opening a window into another neighborhood. Are you still using the D100 (and which lense)? Overcast day? Maybe happy people just photograph well. :) Thanks again. Greg |
What beautiful people! Great pictures...very nice ! Thank you for such a wonderful website you have and sharing your life with all of us. |
Traveling the world in thru your lens, second only to traveling there myself!
Fantastic job in capturing the essence, joy and culture in a world so far from the one we know. |
Ginnie- thank you for opening a window into another neighborhood. Are you still using the D100 (and which lense)? Overcast day? Maybe happy people just photograph well. :) Thanks again. Greg
----------- March 24 Greg, I am writing this from the small island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean off the coast Africa, while waiting for a cyclone to hit. (Never a dull moment.) We'll be heading back to Bombay, India, in a few more days, weather permitting. By then, hopefully the planes will be flying again. The India photos were not shot on my Nikon D100. I acquired a new camera in October, the Canon 20D. I love it! The lens I used for the "people shots" in India was Canon's new 70-300 DO (DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS) lens with image stabilization. It is a fabulous lens because it's half the weight of Canon's regular 70-300 lens and, when fully extended, it is half the normal length. It's a great lens to carry around because it is so light, plus most people don't know you are zooming so close in on them because the lens itself is so compact. (It doesn't intimidate your subjects.) The day was not overcast but it was after 4pm, so the sun was lower in the sky. It was incredibly hot! The photos were taken as we wandered the streets in "Old Ahmedabad." The people were truly extraordinary, as you can see -- self-confident, natural and friendly. I love the way they looked me right in the eye as I shot. I shot over 350 photos, but published only a fraction of them, some of my favorites. Ginnie PS Although sort of I hate to let it go for sentimental reasons, I guess it's time to sell my Nikon D100 and assorted Nikon lenses, since I've switched over to Canon. If anyone is interested, pleased email me privately. |
Gorgeous shots- totally brought me back to the month I spent in India several years ago. I'm using the same Canon 20D and 70-300 IS lens and I LOVE it! Haha, another Nikon user converted... hehehe... j/k. Love your site! |
thank you for your wonderful pictures :) being a college student i don't get to travel much (ah... not at all actually) but i really look forward to my monday morning glimpse of the other side of the world. and occasionally Danes!!! ;) |
Hi, Ginnie-
Thank you for sharing those amazing photos, and for letting us know which equipment you used, though I know it's the photographer is who really adds the special touch. You have such a gift for capturing the moment and the spirit of the subject, whether in human or canine form. Thanks again for sharing and best wishes for a fabulous trip and safe return. |