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16-OCT-2006

Nandi and woman

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30
1/200s f/5.6 at 31.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time16-Oct-2006 13:03:24
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-FZ30
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length31 mm
Exposure Time1/200 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.66
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Exposure Programprogram (2)
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Phil Douglis20-Nov-2006 17:28
A touch of incongruity moves this image from description to expression -- at first I thought it was woman sitting with her dog. Then I thought the dog was really a calf, but I have never seen a calf as relaxed. And then I saw the offering on the animal's head, and realized it was a street shrine. I have no idea what "Nandi" means, so the caption was not relevant to me. Now that I know it is a street shrine, the image speaks of how religion is integrated fully into life itself -- it just sits there with her, patiently waiting. She pays no attention to the divine here --- she has already internalized it. Your most thought provoking image in this gallery.