stuny Posted July 26, 2006 Share #1 Posted July 26, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Another of the cultures we were fortunate enough to visit not far from Jodhpur was a group called “Bishnoi”, which translates from Hindi as “21” and represents the 21 tenets of conservation laid down by a15th century guru. These tenets were independently discovered hundreds of years later by 20th century scientists. The Bishnoi live a simple life in harmony with nature, and are rather wealthy from employing their “21” tenets in raising cash crops. I’ll probably post some more Bishnoi shots later un the week, but here we see two examples of their cooking. BTW: A few days later at an airport I noticed that a security guard’s nametag said, “Bishnoi”. In surprise I loudly said his name, and then explained our visit to one of the villages. He was pleased and proud. Unfortunately, the crowds behind us prevented us from conversing any longer, so I never got his story. There are more Bishnoi photos on the 3rd page of India photos on our site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 26, 2006 Posted July 26, 2006 Hi stuny, Take a look here Bishnoi Cooking. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
marc_dufour Posted July 26, 2006 Share #2 Posted July 26, 2006 Two fine pics, Stuart. Hindi people are so photogenic and indulgent with us, as photographers :-) The last picture I did there, in 1992, was of two sikhs policeman on their motorcycle, near the India's Door. I was preparing the capture, and they stopped on purpose, adopting a serious and fierce pose the both, and waiting patiently meanwhile I did the catch :-) Thanks for sharing, and best regards. Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted July 26, 2006 Share #3 Posted July 26, 2006 Stuart, fine shots both. The colours and motion in the first, the expression in the second, and the well judged inclusion of surroundings for context in both, are particularly good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share #4 Posted July 26, 2006 Marc & John - Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_drabek Posted July 27, 2006 Share #5 Posted July 27, 2006 These are both good shots Stuart. Beautiful color scheme on the first one. You obviously have a skill in making people feel at ease while being photographed. You've said in the past that Indian people are willing subjects, but you've avoided the typical shots of a person standing stiffly at attention in front of the camera, and given us nice little slices of daily life. DD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 27, 2006 Author Share #6 Posted July 27, 2006 Daniel - One of the tenets that Stefan R follows is at the very least to converse with his subjects. That's invaluable. Thank you for essentially noting it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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