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The 4 donkeys and their owner came out of the sun.

On the roads of Toranmal, there are a few huts, that is all

NO long arm of the modern civilisation yet

A blissful land still.

The roads will come. new houses of concrete shall be built

Fresher agendas of exploitation shall rule.

Ruination, Damnation!

Times will change. Progress would have been done.

How soon shall we see this.

It is happening as we speak, one fat bus rolls by!

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A note on the photography

This has been shot against the light, which most upmarket classical school
of photography advocate for a outstanding photograph. LIttle do these
purveyors of photographic academia from the New York Institute of
Photography to others realise that most commercial and ordinary day to day
work is done with the light directed at the subject from the front or side
on or angled. It is an anachronism to advocate lighting from behind. Maybe
they are just being difficult and relying on extreme contrast that
sometimes can occur that way.

Be as it may, this is totally back lit by the sun and you can see
significant rim lighting. Details are not too great and the choice of a
black and white is obvious to compensate for the slight burn in the
highlights in the sky.

So here is to some shooting against the Sun

and here comes the Sun done in a bossa nova style straight from Brazil

Dates

Taken onDecember 26, 2009 at 3.20pm IST (edit)
Posted to FlickrMay 28, 2012 at 7.28AM IST (edit)
Exif data

CameraNikon D300
Exposure0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperturef/9.0
Focal Length18 mm
ISO Speed200
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashNo Flash

_DSC7557 nef cu usm273-9-8

A cowmother or a Cow Momma would be too outre. Cowboys is an acceptable term and so is a cowgirl but this family fails to fit into that.

This was shot in Toranmal.

In the extreme northern end of Maharashtra abutting the state of Madhya Pradesh is a land cut off from the influences of the urban Indian state. The region of Toranmal is not so fully cut off that stray visitors can make occasional forays into its vast mountainous areas where even the writ of the Government does not run large and no functionary of the State government may have visited the interiors in the last 100 years. Distances are measured in units of "a day's walk" or more.

This and other photos of more recent vintage are also on Facebook

Dates
Taken on December 26, 2009 at 3.25pm IST (edit)
Posted to Flickr May 24, 2012 at 10.02PM IST (edit)
Exif data
Camera Nikon D300
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture f/9.0
Focal Length 31 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash No Flash

_DSC7571 nef le silef cu br

4 donkeys and a minder were coming in from the Sun.
On the small road in Toranmal, a vestige of the encroaching world.
In a few yards, the road will crumble into a bare track.
Walking for many hours is where there is home.

In these hills that is how life unfolds its daily cycle
Not many people from the cities venture hither.
No roads exist and there are no agendas of exploitation.
How long will this persist ?

LIfe is serene and unspoilt in Toranmal. Inhabited mostly by the Pawra tribals who are getting their first brush of exposure to the pax urbana.

A note on the photography

This has been shot against the light, which most upmarket classical school of photography advocate for a outstanding photograph. LIttle do these purveyors of photographic academia from the New York Institute of Photography to others realise that most commercial and ordinary day to day work is done with the light directed at the subject from the front or side on or angled. It is an anachronism to advocate lighting from behind. Maybe they are just being difficult and relying on extreme contrast that sometimes can occur that way.

Be as it may, this is totally back lit by the sun and you can see significant rim lighting. Details are not too great and the choice of a black and white is obvious to compensate for the slight burn in the highlights in the sky.

So here is to some shooting against the Sun

and here comes the Sun done in a bossa nova style straight from Brazil

Dates
Taken on December 26, 2009 at 3.20pm IST (edit)
Posted to Flickr May 23, 2012 at 8.30AM IST (edit)
Exif data
Camera Nikon D300
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture f/9.0
Focal Length 18 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash No Flash
_DSC7557 nef cu silef neutral histruct

A cowmother or a Cow Momma would be too outre. Cowboys is an acceptable term and so is a cowgirl but this family fails to fit into that.

This was shot in Toranmal.

In the extreme northern end of Maharashtra abutting the state of Madhya Pradesh is a land cut off from the influences of the urban Indian state. The region of Toranmal is not so fully cut off that stray visitors can make occasional forays into its vast mountainous areas where even the writ of the Government does not run large and no functionary of the State government may have visited the interiors in the last 100 years. Distances are measured in units of "a day's walk" or more.

This and other photos of more recent vintage are also on Facebook

Dates
Taken on December 26, 2009 at 3.25pm IST (edit)
Posted to Flickr May 22, 2012 at 3.00PM IST (edit)
Exif data
Camera Nikon D300
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture f/9.0
Focal Length 31 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash No Flash
_DSC7571 nef le sh

A young cowboy tends to his herd of cows and cattle in Toranmal.

From time to time, I have put up photos of this beautiful land. You can see them in the set marked as. Toranmal

This and other photos of more recent vintage are also on Facebook

Not only is this place easy to roll around on the tongue but it has some of the most vivid memories and visions on my mind. From the abject poverty of the place to the young kids gambling with safety pins to the Nabakovian vision of a true Lolita. I have seen them all here.

Child In Time by Deep Purple - Right Click and Play in a New Tab/ Window

Dates
Taken on December 26, 2009 at 3.21pm IST (edit)
Posted to Flickr May 20, 2012 at 3.36PM IST (edit)
Exif data
Camera Nikon D300
Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 62 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash No Flash
_DSC7565 nef cu le br sh nik