monkey Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 This temple elephant had driven mad by constant bell ringing and theoverpowering odour of incense. It had developed vampire-liketendencies and wanted to drain my body of its life giving fluids -just look at those fangs.<P><center><imgsrc="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/4003371-lg.jpg"></center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 Luckily my wife was close by and her serene persona seemed to calm the beast down. <p>I think it was love at first sight. Good job I'm not the jealous type...<p><center><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/4003368-lg.jpg"></center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Lovely! I beg to differ with your interpretation! Temple Elephants are quite used to Rice lunches in addition the sound of bells and incense. Could it have been the odours of your body oils? :-) (I see that you have answered what I was wondering about with your second photo!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric friedemann Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 The trunk-on-the-head shot is swell; but the image of the elephant rearing is excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soeren_engelbrecht1 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 My father-in-law's dog goes by the name "kvik" - not easy to capture :-) This is around a tenth of the original image taken from the top left of the neg. BTW, he was just playing around :-) Cheers, Soeren<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 A Karnatakan kissing-cow in pre-strike position. These can be quite savage if provoked, if they smell lipstick or chewing gum will attack without warning.<P><center><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/4003449-lg.jpg"></center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chu_jung1 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 I thought that this was "w/nw". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 It is w/nw. Feel free to use <i>words</i> or <i>no words</i>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Superb stuff, as usual, Monkey. The kissing cow looks particuarly fiendish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 A Goan sand-heifer in its natural habitat. These are harmless, but like to lick sleeping people's backs.<p><center><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/4003506-lg.jpg"></center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 good to have you back Monkey.<p><center><img src=" http://www.ericmilner.com/photos/pn0106061/images/IMAX_03%20pn%20copy.jpg"></center> velvia, 300mm, F100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 <center><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/4003626-lg.jpg"></center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 My apologies, if it is too graphic to anyone. Great capture, Eric! I intend to go to the native habitat of the Bengal Tigers with that same lens, sometime this year. M.C.'s (I hesitate to use his web name) posts are a delight. I was wondering how useful the 15mm CV lens would be in India... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 That very lens should be arriving soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darryl_scanlan Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Those cow shots look like they were made with a pocket digital, really wide and everything in focus from here to eternity. Is it ok to display photos not made with Leicas here? I wanted to display some of my shots but I haven't had anything developed from my Leicas yet and plus I don't own a good scanner, just a cheapo flatbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_lee2 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Holy crap, is that first one with a 15mm? If so, then Monkey you are a brave man. Good to have you posting stuff again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Darryl those cows shots look like they were taken with Monkey's 15mm lens. Like any 15mm it will have enormous DOF which would explain what you observed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Monkey it was a pleasure to look through your website again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darryl_scanlan Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Maybe they look to you like they were taken with a 15mm but to me they look like they were taken with a cellphone camera. How do you tell the difference on the 'net? On another thread some guy displayed a picture made with a Hasselblad, so I guess it doesn't matter if it's a Leica or not. I've got tons of shots I made with my Minolta SRT-101 and my Nikon Coolpix 990, I'll have to display them now that I know it's ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darryl_scanlan Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 PS, is it ok to use a made-up name here? I figured when I registered and it asked for first and last names, it meant real ones. BTW I apologize if the guy's first name is really Monkey, he probably got into a lot of fights when he was a kid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_smith4 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 When cats attack<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 Darryl, you can call me Monkey. I really don't mind. <P> We're all friends here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 <i>Holy crap, is that first one with a 15mm?</i><P>Yes it was. <p>Not brave - just a bit stupid. I was beaten up a lot as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 Roger, who won? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Darryl - I doubt I'm alone in saying that Monkey is a valued natural resource here on the Forum. His photos show depth of field, but also, and most importantly, considerable depth of feeling, good humor, and uncanny timing. I regard him as something of a (youthful) mentor here, though I've never met him.<p> Of course anything posted by anyone here -- from the pros on down to rank amateurs like me -- is fair game for criticism. Monkey's photos are no exception. However, I believe it's a good idea if the criticism is friendly (even when blunt) and omits language classically associated with put-downs.<p> As to your question about permitted gear, have a quick look at Rule 11 on <a href=http://www.photo.net/bboard/policy?topic_id=1548>this page</a>.<p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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