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Break time for this Port Blair cabbie, sorting through his CD’s in the passenger seat of his Ambassador. Cab interiors are a world unto themselves, every surface covered with stuff that the cabbie loves. Not uncommon is the presence of flowers, one bouquet here, but I have seen entire dashboards covered with ’em.
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Mar
30
2009
Cab Interior
Mar
30
2009
Portrait
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People are the best subjects, and in India, they are the best anywhere. They love the camera and the camera loves them. And turnabout is fair play: we are often approached by locals here to have a picture taken, sometimes with them in the shot, sometimes on our own, simply because we are white. Maybe also because we are American, maybe because we are unusual, but in every case it is a charming and rewarding exchange. A serious dose of extreme travel would be a great tonic for the entrenched and narrow-minded in our country…
Anyway, this photo was taken en route to Chennai, at a highway stop for some sweet, hot, chai. Yum.
Mar
27
2009
POTD (Photo Of The Day) !
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There is no way to take a bad photograph of kids in India. They are gorgeous, mischievous, bold and charming, and they know exactly what to do when they see a camera. No matter how many are cramming together for a photo, they know just how to fit in the frame. The camera adores them.
Pam took this particularly lovely photo of a kid near the temple stage at an Ugadi celebration using the Canon 5D.
Mar
27
2009
Jaggery
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After meals it is common to have a bit of fennel seed mixed with various other items. Sometimes it is candy-coated fennel, others it is for you to mix yourself. Crystallized sugar is common: take a spoonful of fennel into your palm, then a spoonful of sugar crystals, pop it all in your mouth, and… mmm :)
In this case, we have a tray with toothpicks, fennel seeds, and jaggery, served at the Punjabi Times restaraunt on Bannerghatta Road. Best combo yet :)
Mar
26
2009
Angry Ants
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We sat on these ants. After a hot crazy night of tuk-tuk errands, we stopped for a Coke along Bannerghatta Road; exhausted, we sat on this cement bench surrounding some kind of tree. After we sat for a minute, Pam leaped up, grabbed her purse, and yanked me up as well. These little buggers were everywhere. We spent the rest of the night brushing off itchy creatures, real and imagined alike.
By the way, the Canon 5D Mark II does indeed open up a lot of possibility in low light…
Mar
24
2009
Coming Soon To A Theatre Near You
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* Pam’s friends and family often call her by the nickname, “P-dog.” It’s a long story, ask her sometime… ;)