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Mobbed at the Lal Kothi Subzi Mandi - [Many Images]

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ashwinrao1 said:
ashwinrao1 wrote:

Fantastic series, Raaj. I really enjoyed the picture of the man amongst his onions, the very first image you described which shows isolation and emptiness, and all the happy people that you happen to capture that early in the morning. Great work!
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Wonderful and fascinating series for all the reasons already stated. I love the image of the man with the onions reading the newspaper. I think that this one is very nice in color but would also be fantastic in B&W. Nice work.

George
 
Fenway said:
Fenway wrote:

Wonderful and fascinating series for all the reasons already stated. I love the image of the man with the onions reading the newspaper. I think that this one is very nice in color but would also be fantastic in B&W. Nice work.

George
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Thank you, George. Appreciate your kind comments.

Cheers,

-raaj
 
Headline caught my attention Raaj, since I don't own any real Leicas (LX5 doesn't really count) I don't frequent this forum at all. Sometimes I manage to stumble around this sight in search of information and inspiration. Today I stumbled on your post somehow. Your account of the market photoshoot and subsequent return to deliver on your promises really transported me to your world.

The images and words are truly inspirational as well as how you were able to handle tricky situations. My hat is off to you Raaj.

I will now occasionally check out the Leica forum since you have secured the suspicions I have about Leica owners being more interested in the craft rather than the gear. I think also it strengthens the premise that the wise have always stated. 'Morgonstund har guld i mun' ( जल्दी पक्षी कीड़ा पकड़ता )

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There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen
 
What a great story.

I used to love to pack a Polaroid SX-70 with my 35mm camera. When someone wanted a copy of the picture, I pulled out the Polaroid and could hand it to them on the spot. Took it to my sister's homecoming from her navy Hospital ship, the "Comfort" and went through 6 packs capturing families and loved ones being reunited. When my daughter was young, would bring it to all of the Kid's parties. Maybe a Polaroid "ZINK" printer for your camera bag?
 
Raaj, your story was very interesting to me, because it tells me that we operate in largely the same way. It's amazing to many people, what you can achieve with a smile and some small talk.

Buying some small items (like fruit or nuts) also creates a lot of goodwill.

I shot candid portraits at a market in France: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p612774835

When people ask me for a print, I also make the promise to deliver it to them.

In my case, I left home on the next day, but I had collected some addresses and have sent prints to the addresses.

This man in particular was extremely skeptical about getting his portrait shot at first, but he gave in and eventually offered me tea. His son told me that he would be delighted to get the portrait, so I sent them an A4-size print by mail :

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Roel Hendrickx

lots of images: www.roelh.zenfolio.com
my E-3 user field report from Tunisian Sahara: http://www.biofos.com/ukpsg/roel.html
 
wazu said:
wazu wrote:

Headline caught my attention Raaj, since I don't own any real Leicas (LX5 doesn't really count) I don't frequent this forum at all. Sometimes I manage to stumble around this sight in search of information and inspiration. Today I stumbled on your post somehow. Your account of the market photoshoot and subsequent return to deliver on your promises really transported me to your world.

The images and words are truly inspirational as well as how you were able to handle tricky situations. My hat is off to you Raaj.

I will now occasionally check out the Leica forum since you have secured the suspicions I have about Leica owners being more interested in the craft rather than the gear. I think also it strengthens the premise that the wise have always stated. 'Morgonstund har guld i mun' ( जल्दी पक्षी कीड़ा पकड़ता )

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There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen
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Apologies for the delayed response - I've been away from the forum for a long time, with work getting hectic.

Thank you for your very kind words. I am happy (and humbled) that you found the images inspirational. I believe you are right on - Leica forum members are more interested in images than gear, in general. There is also a high density of photographers here that inspire me with their every post. BTW, many of us here don't care about the brand of camera used, so please do share your images with us.

Cheers,

-raaj
 
BSweeney said:
BSweeney wrote:

What a great story.

I used to love to pack a Polaroid SX-70 with my 35mm camera. When someone wanted a copy of the picture, I pulled out the Polaroid and could hand it to them on the spot. Took it to my sister's homecoming from her navy Hospital ship, the "Comfort" and went through 6 packs capturing families and loved ones being reunited. When my daughter was young, would bring it to all of the Kid's parties. Maybe a Polaroid "ZINK" printer for your camera bag?
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Thank much, Brian!

I knew nothing about the Zink and looked it up immediately. Definitely a worthy addition to a traveling photographer's kit. Unfortunately, I don't think there is enough time to get one before my next trip, but will get one when I return. Thanks much for introducing me to this.

Cheers,

-raaj
 
RoelHendrickx said:
RoelHendrickx wrote:

Raaj, your story was very interesting to me, because it tells me that we operate in largely the same way. It's amazing to many people, what you can achieve with a smile and some small talk.

Buying some small items (like fruit or nuts) also creates a lot of goodwill.

I shot candid portraits at a market in France: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p612774835

When people ask me for a print, I also make the promise to deliver it to them.

In my case, I left home on the next day, but I had collected some addresses and have sent prints to the addresses.

This man in particular was extremely skeptical about getting his portrait shot at first, but he gave in and eventually offered me tea. His son told me that he would be delighted to get the portrait, so I sent them an A4-size print by mail :

p617908482-4.jpg


--
Roel Hendrickx
lots of images: www.roelh.zenfolio.com
my E-3 user field report from Tunisian Sahara: http://www.biofos.com/ukpsg/roel.html
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Roel,

It is amazing how far a quick conversation and genuine interest in people goes, isn't it? Glad to see you're being well served by this. Kudos to you for keeping your word and mailing images to people you meet and promise to send images to.

Lovely portrait too!

Thanks much, Roel.

Cheers,

-raaj

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'Change is not Mandatory, you don't have to Survive...'
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I search Leica forum for photojournalist type pics and find this. Raajs you tell story very well with M9 in this pics serie. Not easy to tell story with pics. Is why photojournalistic is difficult. Please can you tell me how M9 work for B&W pics? Thank you for advices.

Dumu
 
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Wonderful story, Raaj! And I do firmly agree with you: in street/events photography interacting with the subjects is the way to do it right. Quite often, at least in my work, it could be just a very quick eye contact.

Regards and best wishes, Alex

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AK -- no EX, no IF, just photography: reflection of a moment impossible to reproduce.
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The sum-total of reality is the world.
A picture is a model of reality.
The picture is a fact.
Wittgenstein, Tractatus-Logico-Philosophicus
 
Dumu,

I am sure that Raaj will reply personally but in the meantime I will say the having used the M9 for many years now I am still very happy with the B/W images it produces. Its clearly no comparison to the MM but its still a wonderful camera and I have many happy memories of using it in lots of countries - including India.

Paul
 
absolutely beautiful series Raajs.

I run it to this quite a bit in Thailand especially away from the city. Almost word for word. So many tourists just snap the pics and do not stop and I stop and chat and I may not get great image but its fun to talk so I have already won so to speak
 
Amazing Raaj. I always wanted to shoot on INDIA streets, it’s so lively and happening. This is really inspiring story and took me back to India
 
Wow, Dumu, you dredged up an ancient thread here! I'd forgotten all about this incident but appreciate the reminder - brought back some fond memories and a desire to go back!

Agree with Paul - the M9 is an amazing camera, period. In fact, I still have mine and won't part with it. Despite the many newer models from Leica, I've never been tempted to get another Leica (other than the Monochroms). The M9 is fantastic and in the right hands produces outstanding images, both in color and monochrom. Since you're obviously an expert at the Dpreview search function, look for threads by Ashwin Rao, Peter (Prosophos and QDIEM4SC), Paul20, Irakly, and Hugues (if I remember correctly his moniker was 'Prefectible") for great examples of the M9's capabilities.

Alex, John and Sagar, thanks for your kind comments. Sagar, looking forward to your 365 images with the Monochrom! :)

Cheers!
-raaj
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