India through my eyes- No Please !
Very often when we travel we tend to take pictures of local people. Usually I ask then for permission , but sometimes I like to take a candid moment.
I was in Thiksey in Ladakh when I saw these boys chatting. I asked them and they gave me an exasperated expression..Not another of those tourists , pls …said their look. I couldnt help laughing when they hid their faces with a lid as a mock show of protest . And thats when I took the picture..I showed it to them later and we had a laugh and they later allowed me to take a couple of more pictures. 
Sometimes candid shots are the best… 1st pic is damn cute…others are sweet.. 🙂
Very sweet pictures Lakshmi 🙂
And they smile for us to smile.
Thankyou for sharing the great pic.
those kids are smiling more with their eyes in the last pic. gorgeous!
Lovely series of snaps.. the enthusiasm is too good !! 😀
Lol……..
Yes, many times they refuse to get clicked.
🙂
Beautiful and innocent pictures..
The last shot is breathtaking…what beautiful boys!
I liked the first one most!
lol 😛
Wow…..these are beautiful shots, kids and their innocence are captured greatly.
cute kids. looking forward to more detailed posts on Ladakh
Great delight on there face at last picture. Candid is good if it doesn’t disturb others 🙂
lovely shots Lakshmi…even I faced this problem many times, while trying to photograph people…sometimes we would be scared that they might be annoyed or call the local people, if we try to photograph them after their refusal…many times I photograph them by using the zoom lens, but due to the guilty feelings would always think as if the person is staring with prying eyes towards me….and again if someone gives consent, the Candidness may be lost…its quite a challenging task photographing people….well done!
Very nice shots! Having been at the Thiksey monastery, I still recall the beauty of the mountains from that height, and was admiring those mountains in these pictures.
Really great. Thanks.
such innocent and pure smiles!!
helo! Lovely pics of those kids, and awesome background with snow capped mountain!!!
Really great pictures!
Look at their lovely smiles.
For a moment I mistook the first picture for some dramatisation of Karva chauth 🙂
Your candid pix, yet again, made me recall my own trip. I had a similar experience at Thiksey…the young lads all seemed exasperated and wanted to run away!
Hi Lakshmi, just a short visit to drop by and see this wonderful post. Great shots!!
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nice set of pics if you have time visit the philippines too
Lovely shots… In the last shot they seem to have got really so comfortable with you…
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The humor of covering their faces with the lid was enhanced by the serenity of their surroundings, not to mention the monk gowns they were wearing. The view of the Himalayas in the distance is breathtaking.
Nice photos, smiling children and beautiful nature/ mountains
Very nice picture and even nicer turn on things.
I always find my zoom lens the best when trying to take people pictures. I am able to stand a little afar so that people are not conscious of being photographed.
Nice photos, candid is definitely best actually they are the photos that you look back on fondly.
Absolutely GREAT shots- I always love the candid ones the most