Morning has broken-28th February.

 I woke up very early this morning to a magnificent sunrise. Unfortunately the two cats demanded breakfast before I was able to leave the house so I had missed the best of it by the time I reached the Haven however I did manage this shot looking down onto the rock shelf below the Skillion.    

Although I have owned the Q3 43 for nearly 3 weeks I have only managed to take just a few photos with it as it has been either too hot or raining.

What I have discovered is that the new APO f2 43mm Summicron ASPH lens on the camera is extraordinary. In the photo above on my computer monitor I can clearly see the details of the rock fisherman fishing off the rocks. The same is true of the man walking towards the sea with the green bag.The wristwatch on his left arm is clearly visible. The photo was taken with the lens wide open at f2 and right on the top edge of the photo the padlocks on the fence wire- attached by couples- are visible.

Dawn fisherman

Dawn fisherman, Terrigal Beach

India revisited

 As a follow on from the earlier post of photos from Kerala, India, here are more finds from the photo library from that 2015 trip.

Diving into my extensive photolibrary on Lightroom Classic I am finding many photos which I ignored at the time they were downloaded but which I now feel are worth looking at. Also there are photos which are better the second time around with different cropping or processing treatments.

Part of my problem is that from the time of my retirement in 2008 to Covid, in 2020,  my wife and I travelled so extensively and so frequently that I barely had time to look through the photos taken on a trip before I was off to the next destination.

Photos taken with the Leica X1 and Leica X Vario in Ooty, Tamil Nadu, and Kochi Spice Market, Kerala. 

 

Morning has broken

Sunrise over Terrigal Lagoon

 

From Kerala

 My brother, Bob, and his wife, Sorojini, are currently in Kerala, southern India-his second visit to India in just a few months. His visit and the photos he has emailed me reminded me of my own visit to Kerala in November 2015.

That trip was great-very hospitable and friendly people, really interesting places and so many photo opportunities. 

I published some of the photos from that trip at the time here on the blog but reviewing the Kerala folder today I've found quite a few which have not been published before and which really should have been included in the Kerala story at that time.

Here they are-all taken with my Leica X Vario. Enjoy.

Teacher and pupil

In class

Manpower -in the Spice Market

Spice Market trader

Keralan Uber

Waiting for the bus

 

Jump!

 Another very hot and humid day. I'm not sure how come these school age kids were out jumping off the rocks at Terrigal Beach at 3.00pm today as almost all schools have now returned from the summer holiday. 

Anyway they were obviously having fun and staying cool.