24 April 2010

Kids in the Barda Hills, Gujarat

Getting the pose right
The kids at the wedding party assembled for a photo. Before they'd settled and replaced their smiles with formal faces, I snapped a photo.

[19 February 2007; Canon 20D, 24–105 mm f4 L at 24 mm, ISO 200, 1/160 at f5.6. One third of a stop underexposure.]


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5 comments:

  1. Relatively Retiring24 April 2010 at 20:05

    The dappled light is lovely.
    I like the fact that the one girl is not behaving herself - being heavily out-numbered. It's great that you managed to catch them without the 'photo-faces'. (They are probably all married by now - don't you need to return and check?)

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  2. Zhoen25 April 2010 at 02:51

    Like a contagious little ripple of joy in the corner, and a wall of seriousness surrounding her.

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  3. pohanginapete25 April 2010 at 15:55

    RR, although the light was difficult, it did add a quality I think I'm only now beginning to appreciate. It'd be fascinating (and, I suspect, sobering) to see the same group now.

    Zhoen, I never discovered why only one girl was present among all these boys. For all I know, the other girls might have been hiding out of sight. One of the frustrations of being able to communicate only through gestures and an interpreter who had hardly any English.

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  4. Barbara Butler McCoy26 April 2010 at 03:19

    I love the JOY! The energy is wonderful - great shot.

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  5. pohanginapete26 April 2010 at 08:52

    Thanks Barbara :^) The subsequent photos were far more static and posed; this is definitely my favourite.

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