Ladakhi Lady and Child

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Ladakhi lady with her child

Av:F/7.1; Tv:1/250s; f:55mm

Post-processing: RAWTherapee

We met this lady with her child when we were walking towards Shanthi Stupa. She was waiting for the bus. She agreed to be photographed, with the condition that we should send her the prints later :-)

The Black and White has given the photo that special touch. I do like the woman’s expression and the fact that she is not “posing”.

However, I would have loved to get a better view of the child – especially his expression. Also, there’s too much of shadow coming into play and obscuring the face of the woman. Given a second chance, I’d set that right by switching places with her.

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Praying Mantis

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Hey Bhagwaan

Av: F/11; Tv:1/100s; f: 55mm (35mm-equiv: 82mm); with flash

Post-processing: RAWTherapee

I initially thought this is a grasshopper – turns out it is a praying Mantis (wait – is there a difference between the two?)

I love the “pose” given by the little creature. The eyes, one of the antennae, and the front legs are all well-covered in this snap. It also appears as if the insect is “turning” towards me – that gives it a nice touch.

I would try to dim the flash so as to not get such a profound shadow though. The shadow is not well-formed, is not sharp and tends to take the focus away from the actual subject. Also, I wonder whether the photo would have looked better had the background been something other than the bright red-oxide flooring. I wouldn’t have dared to try lifting the fella and placing him elsewhere though :-)

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