Hermes' Wings
History, Writing and Personal Musings
normandy – embarkation sherman
An M4A3 Sherman tank of the 66th Tank Battalion backs into a US Navy Landing Ship, Tank (LST) in England during the embarkation phase of “Overlord.” (NARA)
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Daredevil
A youth hand-launches bottle rockets during Deepavali, the Hindu festival of light celebrating the "triumph" of light over darkness, on November 7.
Totally oblivious of the danger, this youth launched rocket after rocket using his bare hands until one almost plunged into two men riding along on a moped. Sadly, that rocket was too fast for me to capture. Would've made a heck of a picture though. #outwithabang
At the Top of their Game
Belly dancers of the Nrityakosh Dance Company perform a musical rendition of Scheherazade on November 2. In this image, Ishita Agarwal plays Morgiana, the quick-witted slave girl from "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." Although I normally avoid photographing controlled spaces, the frenetic energy of this show made the effort all so worthwhile. #blownaway
Clowning Around
Dressed as a clown, a member of the Indian Army's Military Police, attempts to perform a stunt at high speed.
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The Bathers.
For two boys of the Indian forestry service, the scrubbing down of an elephant means taking a half-bath themselves.
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No Time to Smile.
A grave, sharp-eyed little girl sells ankle bracelets on a cobble-stoned street.
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The Killer.
A rogue wild elephant which killed five people is clad in irons while it is tamed and prepared for an occupation in the timber industry. #chaingang
It's hard to tell from this angle, but this was a muscular animal, a Sylvester Stallone of elephants, but with a gaping red wound on its left ear inflicted during its violent capture.
Partly responsible for its rehabilitation, the two mahouts (elephant handlers) in the foreground belong to a bonafide team of globetrotters who have delivered baby Indian elephants (calfs) to zoos across the world.
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The sun also rises.
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Electric Junction
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"Ships of the desert," I understand. But "cruise ships"? #passagetoindia
Mr. Intensity
This gentleman entered my viewfinder while I was trying to capture the sheer chaos of a marketplace. I had about a second to turn the main dial on my great bazooka of a camera to its lowest aperture setting and take this image while enduring the most intense glare of suspicion.
His sense of fashion caused a stir among the locals who had probably never seen a middle-aged man with such flair for facial hair or for wearing such white track shorts. He was utterly incongruous in this busy, messy Indian market overrun by people, stray dogs and roving cows. More power to him.
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If looks could kill.
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A Study of Contrasts
When primness is confronted by a messy road.
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An Explanation
“Hermes” is the Greek patron God of writers (among other things). “Chindit” is an English corruption of the Burmese word Chinthe, describing a mythical lion which became the symbol of a British-Allied special forces group during the Second World War.
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