This is not the most artistic shot I've ever taken, but I loved the moment. Here in Bagan, Myanmar, a young woman was balancing her very young child with firewood, and although the lighting is a bit harsh because it was 10 am and the background has too many lines to be truly complementary, I still like the picture a lot. I shot this with the new Canon 100-400mm lens at 1/640th of a second, f/16, and 500 ISO. I used a small aperture because I felt if the background were just a little out of focus it would be more distracting that it already is. I really wanted to ask her to move into a shaded area with a shaded background, but there was simply nothing like that nearby.
2 Comments
Oct 13, 2015, 6:53:02 PM
Jim - You're very welcome, Daniel. I'm glad you appreciate my blogs and how I communicate about my photography. Thanks for your comment.
Oct 13, 2015, 12:23:31 PM
Daniel Reynaudg - Always nice to have a pro openly admitting that sometimes you just have to throw the technic away to enjoy a unic moment !! Thx for your candor and honesty !!