It's cuddling time, a photo from Tamil Nadu, South

Photographer's Note

Certainly nothing special, just a snapshot, but I liked to see this young saleslady using the temporary lack of customers to cuddle her baby. She was selling onions in a market street somewhere in Chennai (formerly Madras), but for the time being business seemed to have been slow.

I had no idea about the building in the background, but our friend Loong (foxy) tells me it looks like the High Court. A quick internet search confirms this. Thank you Loong!

Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu state and one of the mega cities of southern India. I spent a couple of days here before I flew back to Calcutta, where I had started my Indian journey in 1987 and where I was to catch a flight back home.

A few photos from Calcutta will follow, before I go somewhere else.

This was scanned from a Kodachrome slide.

ikeharel, Fis2, PaulVDV, pierrefonds, jhm, adramad, macjake, COSTANTINO, Royaldevon, jean113, lucasgalodoido, ktanska, ricardomattos, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (208597) 2021-02-24 1:02

Ciao Gert, my today neighbour, nice market scene full of life, lovely composition with mother and son in FG, fine details, excellent clarity, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

ikeharel (107107) 2021-02-24 1:10

Very special, Gert, the mother and baby on hands grabbing most attention here.
The vibrant background market sight is in great contrast to the caring lady.
Excllent capture, fine scan outcome.
Have a nice new day,
Ike

Fis2 (158215) 2021-02-24 1:41

Witaj Gert!
Next curious scene from daily life.
Market makes impression.
Good framing and colors.
I like this reporage shot.
Well done.
Nice day.
Krzysztof

PaulVDV (56393) 2021-02-24 2:05

Hello Gert,
A market on the edge of a busy street is not the most pleasant place for a baby to stay for a longer time. A good reason to be cuddled regularly.
This market place seems to be located at a bus station.
Good capture of the busy atmosphere (although this lady had no customers at the time).
The other side of the street appears to have fairly new buildings.
Any idea which building at the back those two towers belong to?
Best regards, Paul

pajaran (104923) 2021-02-24 3:39

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad skeniranjem slajda, lepa fotografija i secanje.
Lepa pijaca i dobra ponuda, dobro uhvacen trenutak.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

pierrefonds (105561) 2021-02-24 4:50

Hi Gert,

You have captured well the mother taking care of her child and other daily activities. The point of view is showing the details of the buildings. The light is giving good colors output. Have a nice day.

Pierre

foxy (2453) 2021-02-24 4:59

Hello Gert,
It's a brilliant snapshot, showing the role of 'Maternal Bonding' , the deep affection for the little baby , even for a little moment she gets.
I see that she is not the only one 'cuddling' , two mothers more.....one carrying the baby on the hip and another one carrying on the shoulder. All of them , very young.
I've full respect for the young mothers, it's not easy and they've to do anything to keep the wolf from the door. Like this photo shown, selling only onions.

Ha!Ha! I can't help noticing a sign ( left ), beware of running pick-pocket.....
It's a beautiful unhurried scene amid the chaos traffic.
Btw, I do like the two towers. I've a look at it, I think it's the High Court building.
Thanks for sharing this 'Motherly Love' scanned photo.
Loong

jhm (205223) 2021-02-24 6:21

Hello Gert,

Cuddling, I think that everyone gladly get a good cuddling, also an old man as I self.
But mother and child this is never seen love or should it be.
Perfect daily life picture with all people on this market.
An excellent composition and splendid presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

jmdias (105119) 2021-02-24 9:20

gert

the towers ahead are very interesting in its style. nice FG with the mother playing with her baby while we can see the onions around. nice image with excellent details of the local daily life.
were you vaccinated yet ? my father was, but my mother no.

take care

jorge

Tue (84016) 2021-02-24 9:57

Hej Gert,
Der er virkelig meget at se i den travle gade med masser af mennesker, flere busser langs vejkanten og markedet i forggrunden. Du fangede kvinden og barnet meget godt, godt timet. Lyset er også fint og klart og de to tårne er godt kommet med i baggrunden.
Lars

adramad (68174) 2021-02-24 11:46

Hi Gert
A wonderful image of this lively market, very well the foreground with the saleswoman with her son and the other woman who goes to her, then a tremendous crowd of people and in the background two beautiful towers, which personalize the photo.
Very good color that increases the attractiveness of the image.
Superb brightness and sharpness management to enjoy the details.
Well seen and done. I like it.
Have a nice day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

lousat (131433) 2021-02-24 13:18

Hi Gert,not a lot of fruits to sell for this woman,so not a lot of customers and free time to play with her child,a beautiful old scene of dailt life from the Chennay market! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

ifege (35341) 2021-02-24 19:28

Hi Gert
Another good informal photo from a market place. The High Court buildings adds interest to the crowded background.
cheers
Ian

macjake (96579) 2021-02-24 21:15

Hi Gert
funny to think this baby is now probably 35 years old or so.
I wonder how the mother is doing too. I get the feeling the same selling of food is still going on here today, unless this is one of those Indian cities that has been transformed due to technology and tourism. Look at all those buses in the bg, that's interesting too - i mean think about it - how often do you see 4 large buses in a row like that. classic Gert shot, I like it. cheers
Craig

COSTANTINO (106055) 2021-02-24 23:15

Hello dear Gert and have a nice day
a real example of art here dear friend...
a photo full of colors and life
so many impressive details
I have the feeling that these
ladies are alive and I am
into this environment
with all of them
regards
costantino

jemaflor (137458) 2021-02-24 23:23

Hi Gert,
A daily life scene well photographed with market and people, good perspective, nice sharpness and light, well captured, tfs.

emka (153414) 2021-02-25 0:20

Hello Gert, a nice scene from Chennai, typical for the Asian, or African, or also South American countries where the mothers are all the time with the babies, and such thing as the pram is not known. and usually, the older siblings still being kids, take care of the younger ones. An interesting row of the blue buses. I do not remember them. Funny sign on the left side. excellent quality as always.
Best regards Malgo

ChrisJ (162660) 2021-02-25 2:33

Hello Gert,

A superb daily life scene of the woman taking time out from her onion selling to hug her child. Her bright red t shirt is the perfect contrast o the cyan sari worn by the woman at right. Tfs!

GyurMaster (22206) 2021-02-25 2:54

Dear Gert,

Another excellent photograph from a journey in the past. It is well-composed and colours of the Kodachrome are brilliant. As always.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

Royaldevon (78332) 2021-02-25 9:47

Hello Gert,

I would imagine that the babies are very much in the care of their mothers so if it's market day, the babies have to go too.

It looks like a very busy market, with lots of people and lots of buses, and, maybe, was taken shortly after the monsoon rains that you have described, since the floor looks quite wet.
I'm surprised by how many of the commodities are ranged on the floor.

Your photograph captures the atmosphere of the market very well, with a vast sense of depth to the towers beyond.

I am curious about the sign showing someone running. I wonder if you can remember its purpose.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

jean113 (23481) 2021-02-25 11:40

Hello Gert, no stall or table just a piece of hessian sacking on which to place the onions; and where does the baby go to when the mother is serving her customer?
It is a very interesting scene, so busy, with people as far as the eyes can see.
A row of buses, was this the road or a bus stop?
Quite modern buildings in the background, and the two towers make an alternative focal point.
Excellent scan, as always.
Kind regards, Jean.

lucasgalodoido (27208) 2021-02-25 13:28

Hi Gert,
very interesting scene here, the real essence of India and many others countries. Perfect.
Great job, my friend.
Regards,
Lucas

ktanska (41005) 2021-02-27 0:01

Hej Gert,
Excellent close angle shot of the mother and child on a market. No table and obviously you can't make big money selling onions. Row of similar buses catch my attention in the background.
Kari

ricardomattos (15908) 2021-02-27 15:25

Hi Gert

What a busy place! But at the same time we have to remember that every open market is like that. Beautiful record of daily life in India.

TFS

Ricardo

kasianowak (16148) 2021-03-19 15:56

Hi Gert
Hearth-warming scene. The lady with the baby stands out from the crown in many ways, including the distance and the red top. Her merchandise is a nice addition to the image.
Have I told you I'm always impressed with your use of depth of field in your street photography?
How did you feel about going back home? Looking forward to getting some rest from travel or apprehensive about your trip coming to an end?
Best wishes
Kasia

mcmtanyel (59400) 2021-03-29 19:40

Hello Gert,
It looks like the little one is helping mommy sell her onions. Lovely daily life scenery.
Regards,
MT