Sunday, August 12, 2012

Powwow No. 1

DANCER, LAC VIEUX DESERT OJIBWA RESERVATION, WATERSMEET, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 12, 2012

Pentax K-5
SMC Pentax-DA 18-135 at 135mm
1/1250 sec. f5.6
ISO 800

The problem with photographing Indian powwows is that backgrounds tend to be as busy and colorful as foregrounds, requiring tight shots or large apertures to set off the subjects. Fortunately, this dancer briefly crossed a forest background just as the shutter was snapped.

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