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June 07, 2005
Betel Nut Worker's Line
| Camera | Konica Minolta 7d |
| Lens | Tameron SP 28-200mm f/2.8 @ 28mm |
| Shutter / Aperture | 1/400s / f/5.6 |
| ISO | 100 |
Using the same principal and agreement I had between Jim and myself as with the cane workers we had met earlier that morning, we had the car pulled over again when we saw a farm house and these colorful women shelling betel nuts.
The betel nut is actually properly named the areca nut. The misnomer stems from the practice of curing, chopping, and rolling the nuts with sweetening agents and spices in betel leaf&emdash;called pan in India&emdashwhich is chewed to a mash and used as a refreshing stimulant.
This shot is just a tad over exposed. It was tremendously bright that day. I don't know how those women can sit in the sun all day long!
Posted by jordanh at June 7, 2005 01:53 AM
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For me it was also a while ago and I'm agree with Lara 'you will missing great stuff if you are not visiting'.
The way how you used the light is fantastic.
Posted by: zjootsuite at June 11, 2005 05:57 AM
Yikes--sorry I haven't visited in a while--I see I'm been missing some great stuff!
This photo is amazing--the slight overexposure actually seems perfect for the image--it really gives an idea of how bright it is, and also allows us to see these women's shadowed faces. Their expressions looks so tired and sad...
Posted by: Lara Barrett at June 10, 2005 12:41 PM