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June 1, 2005
Karnataka Cane Fields III
| Camera | Konica Minolta 7d |
| Lens | Minolta 50mm f/1.4 |
| Shutter / Aperture | 1/250s / f/2.2 |
| ISO | 100 |
There are some people you come across in this world that you take an instant liking too despite difficulties of culture or language. This guy was one such individual. Perhaps it was his smile or his friendly eyes. I cannot say for sure.
He was more than willing to share some of the day's crop with us. The cane he skillfully cut and peeled was so juicy and delicious. It was almost as though I was experiencing it for the first time.
It was significantly less bright at this end of the field as opposed to the direct sun falling on women in the images from yesterday and the day before. Rather stupidly I cranked the aperture dial instead of the shutter adjustment dial in order to compensate for the lack of light and ended up missing the focus on this shot. I added some extra sharpening in post-processing to compensate. Let me know if you can tell where and if it looks shabby!
I have another shot of this guy taken perhaps half a second after this one where the focus is a bit sharper but he was looking at the camera and carries just a hint of self-consciousness that I didn't like as well as the natural expression in this shot. It is amazing the subtlety of emotion that can be captured on film, even when it isn't desired.
Posted by jordanh at June 1, 2005 10:47 PM
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I really like how you got this guy working happily. I like the dov with his hands out of range, I bet this lens worked well in the woods.
Posted by: leslie at June 5, 2005 1:27 AM
Yes this is a good one, very natural and well-composed.
Posted by: GKP at June 7, 2005 12:45 AM
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I'm really enjoying this series of shots. It looks like your subjects were very comfortable with you, and you comfortable with them. It really shows in your shots.
Posted by: David Kapp at June 2, 2005 1:26 PM