The morning after the inauguration of Chennai Sangamam, the canines are having a Samgamam of their own.
Canine Sangamam
Category: Beach
Tuskers Take over the Town
Elephant sculptures put up at Elliott’s Beach, one of the venues of Chennai Sangamam – Namma Oru Thiruvizha is drawing a lot of selfie seekers. The installation seems to be made of cane or some sort of reed. the thiruvizha is to promote Tamil traditional arts and culture.
Soan Papdi Seller
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Meet Mr Salim Khan, from the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. He sells Soan Papdi near the Marina Lighthouse. So, you thought the inward migration is only from states like Odissa, Bihar and Bengal, not to mention Bangla Desh? People migrate wherever they find that their efforts and skills are required.
Merry-Go-Round
The merry-go-round fascinated you when you were a child.
It still fascinates you as now as a photographer.
Marina Beach, Chennai.
“Annie Get Your Gun”
It is Sunday morning. 7 a.m. at Marina Beach. This lady has already laid out the balloons and air rifles to invite clients to try out their shooting skills.
Mending Fishing Nets
Fishermen
The monsoon is approaching and the sea is rough. Going out fishing is dangerous. That doesn’t mean that the fishermen are not busy. There is a heap of fishing nets to be meticulously mended.
From the Photowalk organised by The Photographic Society of Madras.
Somersault
Somersault at Marina Beach
At Marina beach and Elliot’s Beach, it is a common sight to see groups of youngsters practising various acrobatic jumps including multiple somersaults.
This one at Marina has a perfectly positioned needle point at the fulcrum.
From the Marina photowalk organised by Photographic Society of Madras with Mr Deb Lahiri from Kolkata as the mentor.
Special Occasion
Some people from the Jain community feed pigeons every day at the beach. Last Sunday was special for them. The senior Sadhu from Rajasthan was visiting Chennai and he took time to participate in the feeding at Elliot’s beach.
ISO 100, f/2.0 1/200 sec.
Feeding the Birds
Some philanthropists feed the pigeons daily at the Marina and Elliot’s beaches. The quantity of grain fed every day runs into hundreds of kilograms.
It is always a pleasure to watch the flock of birds take off together and land again for no particular reason after a quiet meal. This also gives a great photo opportunity. Even if you have hundreds of such pictures, every frame is different. One such frame from a recent visit to Elliot’s beach. The famous Schmidt Memorial is hidden behind the flock.
Sony ILCE-6400 with Sigma 30mm F 1.4 DC DN
f/1.4, S.S 1/1600, ISO 640
Processed on LR
Colours and Stripes
On the Elliot’s Beach promenade.
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