August 2012
The story behind it
01/08/2012
"Looking for Débora", Olinda/Recife - Brazil 2012At the southdern hemisphere, close to the Equator, I am in the city where the Portuguese long ago set one of their first communities, where today we find Brazil. Where reefs keep the sands away from the strong currents, where great sharks swim freely. We talk the same language. We share a lot of the same culture. Same humour, same emotional flows. Empathy with all. Travelling, again!
At the sea shore, these kids are fishing. They look at me photographing, and smile. I smile back. They are looking for crabs, between the rocks. I think they are looking for Débora.
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Technical issues
01/08/2012
I am using my Nikon D200, after a while "addicted" to the D700. With lens Sigma 28-80mm at f/6.7 and polarizer. I make the most of composing the rock-kids-sea and sky, with focal length at 42mm (real). The Sun is still high in the sky, but the clouds provide interesting shadows. Light is more than enough for not using tripod. Exposure of 1/180 seconds, with ISO at 200.Critial review
01/08/2012
With this photo there is an important game between the composition, the visual points of attraction and the title "Looking for Deborah". Appropriation is a trend, in Photography and other areas - here I appropriated the name "Deborah" written on the rocks to ironically play with the kids search among such rocks. I also appropriate their action, don't I? And "Deborah"? Is it a crab?This is a touch of Nature in Photography, with humour and irony, all much present in my Photography work and life. As in much of my Photography, these are subtle, but strong and omnipresent.
Where you should place it
01/08/2012
This photograph has been taken with the D200, providing an unsampled print of 21cm x 31cm. I know that, with the D200 and not only because of resolution, a larger print needs to be carefully evaluated. The truth is that such also depends on the detail of the subject, the sharpness of the photo and lens, and even the paper where the print is done. And then, if you add grain, things can get even more interesting!I see this photograph more in the travel category. But it has important content present many times in Contemporary Photography: title, irony, humour and concept. I see it on a wall of a traveller.
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