2011 Deck – Week 12

On March 26, 2011March 26, 2011 By themichaellamcollectionIn 2011 Deck, Photography

Compared to the previous weeks in this year, this week has been generous in terms of photographs, well, I won’t count the week with Mashramani, as that day alone resulted in a plethora of images.

I haven’t processed half the images from this week as yet, but I already have a favourite, not the best of the week, but a favourite none-the-less.

Last Sunday was Phagwah (or Holi) in Guyana and several other countries where the Hindu religious is popular, my knowledge of the Hindu religion is that good, but from what I remember of it from “school-days”, it’s a day of “equality”, when castes have no meaning, when race is not an issue, when everyone looks the same at the end of the day, not only in God’s eyes gut to our own. When everyone is covered in the colourful powders of Phagwah day, they all look the same.

I really wanted to get into the “Khendra” but I doubt that my camera would survive that one, so I settled for some images of my daughter and her cousin playing Phagwah up in Good Hope village on the East Coast of Demerara. 🙂

16 thoughts on “2011 Deck – Week 12”

Annie

Loooooove this:)

March 26, 2011 at 9:20 am Reply
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  Thanks Annie, cute, aren’t they?
  
  March 26, 2011 at 10:12 am Reply
Nikhil Ramkarran

I would say (without seeing any of your other photos) that you definitely chose the best one 🙂

This is a classic.

March 26, 2011 at 9:39 am Reply
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  Thanks Nik, I know what you mean 🙂 “great photos” are perceptual 🙂
  
  March 26, 2011 at 10:12 am Reply
cecil beharry

Hi Michael
Great photo. You captured the joys of youthfulness and for the older folkes like me to appreciate and reflect on the new generation. Kind regards. Cecil

March 26, 2011 at 9:50 am Reply
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  Thanks Cecil, some of us a fast becoming the “older folks” too 🙂 while others are perpetually 29 🙂
  
  March 26, 2011 at 10:13 am Reply
Rose

Looks like she had a wonderful time. Did not know that making every one look alike was the goal. Pity they do not make that every day of the year. All of us could do with the lesson the event teaches. 🙂

March 26, 2011 at 2:30 pm Reply
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  Thanks A Rose, I’m hoping my memory serves me right, I was too lazy to google it 🙂
  
  March 28, 2011 at 8:31 am Reply
missusk76

I love the concept of this festival. We should all sprinkle ourselves with powder and celebrate our humanity. Sweet shot.

March 26, 2011 at 5:30 pm Reply
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  Thanks Cindy!
  
  March 28, 2011 at 8:31 am Reply
Jonathon L. Jenkins

Nice colors and smiles! I’ll bet this was a fun time shooting.

March 26, 2011 at 6:07 pm Reply
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  Thanks Jonathon, It was fun for them, I was too busy trying to avoid the flying powder 🙂
  
  March 28, 2011 at 8:34 am Reply
David Williams

They looked like they had an absolute blast (and hoping they got some wonderful colours on you! 😛 ).

March 27, 2011 at 3:54 pm Reply
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  Thanks David (Williams), oh no, not on me or the camera… well, yes some sprinkles got on me and the camera 🙂 but I tried my best to avoid that 🙂
  
  March 28, 2011 at 8:36 am Reply
sasi (my3rdi.org)

Good one Michael. Love their pose for this shot and sure seems like they had a great time.

April 2, 2011 at 3:56 pm Reply
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  Thanks Sasi, growing girls, posing already… time to worry 🙂
  
  April 4, 2011 at 9:06 am Reply