Kanavugallee ..., a photo from Tamil Nadu, South

Photographer's Note

Oh my Dream ...

The title of an old Tamil love song from the famous film 'Avanthaan Manithan', 'He is a pure man'.
This man was sitting at the border road-side in front of the Meenakshi Temple last Sunday at 7:30 in the morning. ( a close portrait of him in the WS )

After I took this photo we sat down with him, having a tea together with Anand, Yan and Silvia and soon we were surrounded by a bunch of curious people wondering why we gave this man so much attention, for once in the center, mostly walked by and even not noticed. Sure when he will see other foreigners he will look forward to meet them as friends and maybe sharing another tea ... so please do, he is a pure man !

Enjoy

thaprem, lestans, patcras, puzzle, cyrrhus, Bellatrix has marked this note useful

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indoka28 (5261) 2007-04-13 6:49

Hello henk,

beautiful shot of this man..very intense , I must say...and thanks for spending you time with him..!! that was a good gesture..!!

I am giving this pic my POV thru a WS..with due permission from you...please do let me know how u like it..!!!

Regards,

Indro

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prumod (8300) 2007-04-13 8:53

hi henk...
he could be a 'poor south indian santaclause' giving company to tourists as gifts!
very nice as shot... good details in it...
greetings to hot madurai...

thaprem (2566) 2007-04-13 9:21

Henk,
A wondderful Analogy of the song!...
he almost looks like the hero of the movie in the last scenes!
Too haunting.
Thanks,
Prem.

lestans (17258) 2007-04-13 9:40

Beautiful!! Strange hair..! strange man.
He is looking up, while you were low in capturing him: I understand that this was because there were other people with you.
Tha background is funny for the contrast! But there is also some relationship between the attitude of the man and of the lady in the poster.
Ciao Henk, ciao!!!

Livia

pilpel-adom (3018) 2007-04-13 10:04

Hey Henk!
A very good portrait of the man you posted today - the gesture is a bit funny, like he is rubbing his hands in pleasure or something...His gaze upwards is intriguing on it's own...
Nice tribute to this man, Henk!
Chen

japiey (10163) 2007-04-13 10:09

Hi Henk.
Wonderfull portrait.

jean paul

jhm (211738) 2007-04-13 12:43

Dag Henk,

Uw derde WS, het hoofd uitvergroot vind gewoon geweldig, dit is gedetalleerd tot in de puntjes, een groot kwalitatief portret.
Pasop Henk, ik doe niets af aan deze foto hier want ook deze is absoluut een goede opname, want hier is het bijzondere dat u de man plaatst naast een speciale achtergrond, dus wel degelijk eerst goed gekeken.

Groeten uit Vlaanderen,
John.

puzzle (700) 2007-04-13 18:39

a great picture!
i liked the ironic contrast between Einsteiny-haired old man and the woman in the poster behind!
nice!
leyla

cyrrhus (2878) 2007-04-22 15:38

Dag Henk,
Many thanks for this close portrait of a pure man and in particular for you note which really testifies that good pictures need us to come closer to reality. I am myself shooting too many landscapes... often forgetting that the world around us is living...and made out of a wide diversity of men and women... well worth sitting with them and sharing a tea.
Thanks a lot for this truly expressive portrait.
Eric /.

venslens (448) 2007-04-30 0:15

This reminds me of another tamil song "kanavu kaanum vaazhkai yaavum kalainthu pogum kolangal" meaning, "the dreams you have of life are mere kolams that will disappear"

(kolam : an artwork done in front of every house every day using rice powder)

Great work Henk...

mikeo (12129) 2007-08-14 6:56

Hello Henk,
Just incredible! I dont know why but for me its so evocative...the face of the man, his eyes and your story - heart touching...Really amazing shot...

Greetings,
Aga

ilvao (2308) 2008-03-30 4:59