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This brown bird was curious in that it was not spooked at all as we approached. Sort of like a chicken...when you got within a couple of feet it crept cautiously out of the way. A good subject because not only are they sort of pretty, they stand very still, listening for the movement of potential food among the leaves and undergrowth.
Focus shift of same below:
Combination of stump shot along with a few flowers...wider shot below of entire plot:
Every inch of a temple area that is not being used for active worship is meticulously landscaped; as a photographer I felt more comfortable focusing on this as opposed to the faithful and their implements.
I stepped back outside and settled for some exteriors of the temple, then the landscaping and shots from the immediate surrounding area. The dwelling you see at top center will be featured again in a window shot captured later as I hiked on up the hill.
While hanging around the temple I heard a service of some sort starting. There was a drumbeat and the tinkling of a small bell at intervals. Upon stepping inside I saw the drummer, an older fellow looking at a sheet that must have contained an order of service or something similar. He was separated from this group, to the right out of camera range. As he was chanting and drumbeating I took a chance and, as he had his eye on me anyway, I pointed at my camera and raised my eyebrows in a gesture that asked, Can I use this? At first he ignored me but I did it again and finally he nodded his assent. The Bigger Cahoona and I got to work.
Sadly, though, this was the only keeper. Mindful that the clack of the shutter would be distracting I never got close, trying to zoom in from a safe distance. And with the middling lens that I was using, that meant shutter speeds that were just too slow to prevent the blurring shake for which the D850 is famous...
