monkey Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 <center><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/4074481-lg.jpg"></center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-bug Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 One word: racist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_white Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Two Words: Totally Unacceptable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Ken, No. This is coming from "Monkey C" and is a shot of a performer who is dressed as the mythical powerful monkey, *Hanuman*. It is a re-enactment of a scene from one of the two great epics from India. To understand it better, think of the Greek mythology re-enactments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I am not sure if this would be considered racist (I really do not mean it) but this is really happened. When Virgin owner aborted his attempt to navigate the world on high tech balloons and dropped into a remote village in north east India, the villagers took care of him and treated him very well. Many thought he was *Hanuman*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_richardson Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Fun shot Monkey...here is one that doesn't "play one on tv". <P><img src="http:// www.stuartrichardson.com/saru2.jpg"><P>R9/DMR, 180 apo elmarit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owen w. Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Wow! I'm amazed at the response. Of course this is Hanuman. A very well dressed Hanuman, who is clearly a member of a troupe or part of a specific festival event. The use of a ultra wide (is that 24 or 21?) makes for an interesting perspective, and the color saturation almost overwhelms the details. But, I think it a very interesting shot. The earlier respondents simply have no knowledge nor understanding of South Asian culture. More, Monkey, please.<p>Owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof-K Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 One word for Ken & Scott: "Clueless!" ;-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 Oh dear...<p>What an unfortunate misunderstanding. Thanks for the defending me.<P>Anyway, that was taken with a 15mm CV lens.<P>Remember, I'm a Monkey too!<P><b>: </b>) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leica ron Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Nah, This isn't offensive, I'm east Indian, my parents are hindu, I can see that this performer is playing 'the' mythical monkey. The 15mm gives an interesting perspective, but it does suffer from a vacuous foreground, maybe a longer focal length would have taken care of that. However, I still like it ! Nice one Monkey C. Now that fella who dissed the Canadian flag in another thread ... that was offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Yeah, my Monkey insists on only being photographed with a 15mm lens. http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6344/1997/1600/Alandmonkeywithhorses.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_dimaria Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I'm would feel better if there were some apologies posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Ken Geter , jan 30, 2006; 12:43 p.m. One word: racist Scott White , jan 30, 2006; 12:50 p.m. Two Words: Totally Unacceptable! Three words look before you leap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny massey Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 "some people draw conclusions like curtains" - 'Some People' by John Martyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_neuthaler Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 C'mon, guys. Monkey is the greatest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Three words look before you leap...Jeez,that is four words.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-bug Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Sorry, I don't frequent this forum much anymore so wasn't aware that this picture was taken in India. Somehow that makes it okay to title the post "w/nw Monkey", with the picture of a human. Those who might not be aware of the cultural context of the photo might take offense at the title of the post. I apologize for my apparent ignorance. Yes, I've been to India... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Here's one case where an explanatory caption would've been helpful. Knowing Monkey C. as a solid and thoughtful and certainly spirited contributor here, I was just not prepared to believe that he'd intentionally demean others by offering an offensive title just for the heck of it. We're very fortunate here that Vivek, Owen, Shakil, and Ron were around to clarify and offer context and background so promptly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terence_mahoney Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Stuart, there's a thin vertical line like a thread running through the shot just to the left of the monkey. Is that a defect of your DMR or are they all that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melaniec Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Actually, the last photo is of an orangutan, which is an ape, not a monkey. Great photo though! -- Melanie the anthropologist pedant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_white Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 That's what I get for going to sensitivity training last week at work! Monkey C. my apologies to you for my quick hand....... Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathaniel_pearson Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Melanie, cladistically speaking, all apes are monkeys (though not vice versa). Ken, because humans are apes, all of us are therefore monkeys too. And I would think this thread's poster would be the first to own up to that ;->. Btw, fwiw and cladistically speaking, all monkeys are bony fish too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kastner Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Monkey, I think it's a great shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_richardson Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Terence -- you are correct, there is a line. It is why the DMR is currently in Solms being repaired/replaced. It appeared one day (that day actually) after a few thousand exposures. In any case, a Nikon user told me that it happens occasionally in the D2x (or maybe it was the D1x or D2h...whatever..one of their pro ones). Evidently a pixel can die and overload an amp, which short circuits a whole sensor line, leaving a faint line down the line. Something like that anyway. Needless to say it is a huge pain in the ass, but that is the benefit of the passport warranty...the repair is on their dime, including shipping from Japan (where it failed) to Germany to the US. It is a great camera, but I may just sell it and wait for the Digital M...we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_richardson Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 "which short circuits a whole sensor line, leaving a faint line down the line" <P>I apologize for that verbal assault. Hopefully you get what I was trying to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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