On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 16:54, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> 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.
20+ walks? Wow, just wow !! Echoing Deepa (wrt elitism), i'd like to know if there is a site/list where I can track the postings made by organisers in various cities. > 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 hmmm... is there a limit on the number of participants and where does one register ...i mean, does one have to register? Google threw http://worldwidephotowalk.com/ and some assorted links for bangalore and mumbai. http://www.naanushande.com/2009/01/bangalore-photowalk-60.html , but there is no site which has listings for future events, if any. -- .
