Hershy > Flowers (Pic 35 2nd year)

This was shot in February and processed recently! Shot at cousin's garden with 90mm Tamron & D300.  Best seen in XLarge size. 

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Hershy > Mumbai Marathon (023 - Jan 24) 

It's a bit long narrative but DO read till the end, there's a request...

The sixth Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon took place on Sunday, 19th January 2009. This was the first major public event since the terrorist attack in November 2008 and people responded in thousands. There were 35000 participants with hundreds of thousands lined up along the routes, cheering and lending support. 

The race categories were Full Marathon (42.195 km), Half Marathon (21.097 km), Dream Run (6 km), Senior Citizens' Run (4.3 km) and the Wheelchair Event (2.5 km). The Full Marathon carries a prize money of $31,000 and has been won by Kenyan athletes in the last four years. Beside professional athletes, the participants included those who ran for different charities or NGOs. There were corporate teams and individuals too. Most of them carried some kind of message and the common theme was peace and anti-terror unity. 

All the events started from CST the train terminal, one of the sites of the terror attacks. There was heavy security with extra metal detectors and scanners & helicopters. The route also passed the Trident-Oberoi hotel, another terrorist target.

As most of you may know, my daughter Vinati (Vini) is a downs-syndrome child. She is now 25 and after passing out from Sadhana school works at Om Creation, a sheltered workshop for mentally challenged. Om Creation & Sadhana School also took part with a contingent of workers, students, parents and well wishers. I have attended three previous Marathons — mostly as a photographer — and it has always been an exhilarating & humbling experience. 

This year they had entered the Dream Walk event and I was there with Vini. She amazed me by walking more than 7 kms (besides the 6 kms walk, had to walk quite a bit to reach the venue and to get back home) without a complaint. 

Needless to say it was an event that will remain in my memory for a long time to come.

The first shot shows Vini (24477) with Mandira Bedi, the brand ambassador of Om (also a TV, Stage and movie star) and a friend with other supporters. The second shows her walking with the Trident-Oberoi in the background. 

REQUEST: Vini will be thrilled if you will spare a minute and include a message for her here. 
THANK YOU! 

More pics of the Marathon at 
http://hershy.smugmug.com/gallery/7144469_zk5Xo/1/458382770_gu8ns



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Hershy > Diva
African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
Diva was a surprise birthday gift to my cousin from his sons. Diva is adorable! She takes time to 'know' you but once she is comfortable, she is fine. When you say 'Kissy kissy' she'll put her head down so you can pet her.

This is another picture selected by an internal jury at Leica Fotografie Int'l. in "Master Shots" gallery of Leica Digilux section.
http://www.lfi-online.de/gallery/index.php?home〈=english

The African Grey Parrot is popular as a pet or companion parrot, especially the Congo African Grey Parrot, partly because of its ability to imitate speech. 
for details 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_grey#Mimicry_and_intelligence


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Hershy > Smile... (100 - Apr-08)
D300 17-55mm f5.6 1/125

Noticed this gentleman at the mehendi function in Jaipur.  

more Mehendi pics:
http://hershy.smugmug.com/gallery/7495562_7yorg/1/483832310_py3Di


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Hershy > Sweet Sultan (169 13th Oct)
Shot at cousin's garden with D300 - 70-200 f2.8
No PP except for a slight crop and light adjustments. 

Gail has asked about the weather there in Ahmedabad: 
In summers (from March to June) the weather is very hot and dry with the average temperature ranging between 23°C to 43°C (73.4°F to 109.4°F). During November to February, the climate is quite pleasant with the temperature ranging from 15°C to 35°C (59°F 95°F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Ahemdabad is 47°C (116.6°F) and lowest 5°C (41°F).


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Hershy > WATER LILIES 
Shot at Ahmedabad while testing a Nikon 105 macro lens. 

On 17th April the photo was voted #1 in the Flowers category of Smugmug and was 
#42 in the most popular photos gallery the same day. This prompted me to start my dailt gallery and submit one pic a day.
Hershy > Waiting... (Pic 79 2nd year - 01 Sep 2009)

This girl was waiting for her parents to come out of the temple at Mahabaleshwar. 


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Hershy > A flower for Amy (Wilburn)
Seeing Amy's stunning image of Jesse I tried the technique on a sun flower pic.   
Thanks Amy!

Would love to hear your comments and ideas on how to improve on it. 


Amy's pic:  http://amywilburn.smugmug.com/popular/1/291882496_FgD7Y/Medium
Hershy > Pawna Valley (Pic 019 2nd year)
D300 with 18-105 ISO 400 f13 1/320

This is the view of the Pawna lake and valley from the place where we had stayed. This will give you a better idea of the terrain as compared to last two shots. 

To see the different areas of this lovely place check out the pictures in the gallery: 
http://hershy.smugmug.com/gallery/8569385_hM9V3/1/565649588_Cdve7

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Smile... (100 - Apr-08)
D300 17-55mm f5.6 1/125

Noticed this gentleman at the mehendi function in Jaipur.

more Mehendi pics:
http://hershy.smugmug.com/gallery/7495562_7yorg/1/483832310_py3Di


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Hershy > Smile... (100 - Apr-08)
D300 17-55mm f5.6 1/125

Noticed this gentleman at the mehendi function in Jaipur.  

more Mehendi pics:
http://hershy.smugmug.com/gallery/7495562_7yorg/1/483832310_py3Di


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Smile... (100 - Apr-08)
D300 17-55mm f5.6 1/125

Noticed this gentleman at the mehendi function in Jaipur.

more Mehendi pics:
http://hershy.smugmug.com/gallery/7495562_7yorg/1/483832310_py3Di


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See photo in gallery

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