Caption:
Spanish Folk Musician In Bankia.
Description:
There is a strong tradition of folk dancing and singing in Bulgaria.
Frequently singers and dancers from other countries participate in the local festivals
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Photo Comments:
A picture like this poses quite a few challenges:
The sunshine was very bright making for over contrasty lighting:
I chose this view because the musician was in open shadow.
This is a time to check the histogram if you can and make sure the highlights aren’t blown out.
I wanted a neutral background without fussy details.
For this I used a telephoto zoom to reduce the depth of field – not always easy with a crop sensor camera.
I chose the angle carefully to exclude bright foliage and light leaks.
Focussing is vital here, the eyes must be sharp.
In this situation I prefer to focus manually.
