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Response to People in Life (Response #13)

Uploaded 280 Days Ago by mtmartini - 11 comments

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zorilla said 280 days ago:

Lovely, interesting, intriguing image

mtmartini said 280 days ago:

Thank you Zorilla.

Beamer said 280 days ago:

Mennonites, right?? Went to college in Harrisonburg, VA, home of a large Mennonite community.

I like this very much, I only wish there was just a little more light/exposure on the boy's face.

nattfodd said 280 days ago:

Beautiful body and face expression, one feels that there is a whole story behind this shot.

That said, I don't really like the huge empty space on the left, a tighter crop (either with a square format or removing some of the bottom below the hand) would greatly improve the impact imho.

mtmartini said 280 days ago:

Right. I was at a yearling horse sale that past weekend in London, Ont. and a couple of Mennonite families showed up since they prefer Standardbred horses for field work and such. Anyway I was able to capture this a moment before the father turned around and gave me the most evil look.

One of the most challenging things about candid photography is that there are no second chances to fix exposure and such, the lighting in this building was awful and I believe I had the camera at 1600 ISO - so more light on the boys face was not an option.

Thanks for the comment.

flipthom said 280 days ago:

The detail on the hat really pops. Unfortunately, the detail on the child's face does not and for this theme, I think it needs to.

Ana said 280 days ago:

sweet shot.

Montage said 280 days ago:

Looks like a lovely, tender moment. The eye contact adds a nice touch.

shonacole said 280 days ago:

this is a beautiful image, the look on the little boys face and the boldness of the hats and hands against the black, background and ribbon - wonderful!

Beamer said 279 days ago:

@tracy, the reason he gave you that evil look is they don't want their pictures taken, something do do with their religion. I know when people go on the tours of the Amish areas in PA they are usually told that is is OK to photograph the buildings and furniture, etc, but not the people.

mtmartini said 274 days ago:

Thanks Beamer, I did know that which was one of the reasons I was being sneaky about it. He could have accused me of invading his right to privacy(I was using the 70mm to 200mm) but he was in a place where there were hundreds of people.

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