CUBAN Senora

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted January 13, 201462 views4 comments

Cuban Senora

A small remote village in Cuba where the people are beautiful !
The morning was enjoyed seeing the vintage cars parade the small streets .
Cubans are extremely proud of their American made cars from 1959 and before.
Their ingenuity to keep them mobile is amazing to see and enjoy!:)
While photographing the cars I noticed this lovely lady sitting on the side of the street
Enjoying the daily activities. I communicated in my very limited Spanish & we agreed through sign language mostly, it was Ok to snap a few frames of her. She was very happy to sit there while I took a few quick Photos. The Cubans do not have much beyond the very basics but they seem so content and amiable! I only had a few pesos to share with her before I moved on.

Nikon D600
Nikon lens 70-200VR 2.8 taken @ 200mm
1/1250 @ F5
ISO 1100
Minor crop , Hand held, -.67 Meter Compensation

Comments Appreciated

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 14, 2014 at 6:36 AM

Oh the stories this woman could tell. Her face shows much character and you captured it in such detail. A vertical including more of her head dress would add even more interest.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 14, 2014 at 9:53 AM

Wonderfully expressive face! I can agree with Patricia's suggestion, but I also like the way you have composed it as presented. The cutoff top and negative space on the left add a nice tension to the image. Very well done.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on January 20, 2014 at 8:48 PM

Hello William, good expression and detail. I too might crop from the left. I’m wondering why you used ISO 1100?

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on January 21, 2014 at 8:46 AM

Hello

Patricia, I think the empty space is offset by her strong appearance and tension as Harley mentions.

Yun, I was photographing Old cars driving by & using a faster shutter speed of 1/1250 which pushed up the ISO .
It was a surprise encounter & I didn't think to slow down the Shutter speed & reduce the ISO, was using Auto ISO setting on Manual.

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments