On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Deepa Mohan <mohande...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm planning to go the Chennai Photo Walk tomorrow...it's between Fort and > Beach stations, an area I've not walked around in before. Does anyone know > any of the people likely to be there? Does anyone know the Vatsan who > organizes it? I got a very formal reply from him to my email. :( > > Go! I know Vatsan. He's a good chap, and very friendly. > I heard your name mentioned, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan, and I just > visited your blog and enjoyed the 7th walk pictures, very much... Thank you! Thank you! > however, > you seem to be in Bristol now...will you be there? Or could you give me an > intro to a couple of people? > > Yup. I am in Bristol and I will be here for a year minimum. Introductions offlist. I'm told that it's a kind of clique..and I don't want to face camera-elitism > and ageism....well, if I do, I will retreat into my aged shell and continue > clicking with my MLC (Mary's Lamb Camera)...but it WOULD be nice to meet up > with more friendly souls... > > It is not a clique, and that's something I've tried very hard (and was successful) to avoid while I was organising the walks. It's just that over the last 2 years and 20+ walks, we've all come to know each other very well and meet often, and outside the context of the walks. And in each walk, we get a good contingent of newcomers, who become old faithfuls in the space of 2 - 3 walks. We are like the mythical Tamil *sanga palagai*. Forever expanding to accommodate new people. There will not be any elitism, camera wise or age wise. One of the longest-serving walker, so to speak, Velachery Balu, is at least 20 years older than I am. And he enjoys the walk as much as I do. Perhaps more. And we all enjoy his company and his photos. So no ageism. All are welcome. To put it in a different way, the only thing I/we look for are people who love to explore Madras and come expecting to have fun walking around the city early in the morning or late in the nights. Nothing else matters. No camera? Come, just walk. Small camera? Come, walk and shoot. Large camera? If you can handle it, walk, shoot and let me borrow yours. Cannot walk? (There are a few people who couldn't/don't) Come along behind us on your bike/scooter/car/autorickshaw and shoot photos. C -- http://www.uk.linkedin.com/in/chandrachoodan http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravages http://www.selectiveamnesia.org/ +447940289855
