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It was late afternoon; the sun is coming down quickly. I had an image in my mind that I wanted to take, but this lady was in my view. So, I waited for her to finish taking her pictures. She appeared to me as very meticulous; she took her time shooting, take a few steps, shot again; few more steps, then shot some more. When she finished shooting and started to walk away, I was so relief and got ready for my shot.
Well, only after a few steps, she stopped. This time, she took out some small device, and just stood there. There she was with her little device, and here I was running out of patience. And the sun is coming down quickly.
Then I thought why not take a picture of her instead. After I took this photograph, I didn’t want to wait for the one I originally waited for. I walked away happy knowing it would not be as good without her.
The entire time, I stood there waiting for something which I thought may be good; not knowing the good was right in front of me. Thanks to my incidental model for being in my way. However, now in hindsight, I am the one who needed to get out of my own way.
“Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.” ~ A. A. Milne
Yes, the backlighted silhoutte person with glow around her hair solidify the image. I like the depth perception, tones and the composition as a whole of this image. Great catch A. Quan, TFS!
tmj
September 11, 2012 at 4:52 PMThis is nice, Quan Trans...very dramatic with the wild flowers leading to the woman. I am glad you did not remove her from the picture. Maybe one of you were waiting for one another to get out of the picture...LOL
Izzie
September 11, 2012 at 4:53 PMExcellent thoughts. Couldn't be any more spot on.
PeterZ
September 11, 2012 at 4:53 PMHi Izzie,
Thank you for looking and commenting. I am not sure if I was in her way (maybe). My impression was that finished shooting.
Best,
-Quan,
quantran101
September 11, 2012 at 4:53 PMHi anh tmj,
Thank you very much for stopping by. It's good to hear from you and happy that you like it.
Regards,
-Quan.
quantran101
September 11, 2012 at 4:53 PMHi Peter,
Thank you very much for the feedback. Much appreciated.
-Quan.
quantran101
September 11, 2012 at 4:53 PMHi Lena,
And the sense of scale helps to convey the sense of depth. Thank you for looking and commenting.
-Quan.
quantran101
September 11, 2012 at 4:53 PMQuan, I love this photo. One of the advantages of the woman being in the scene is that she lends a sense of scale to the rest of the environment.
-Lena
Lena
September 11, 2012 at 4:54 PMcontrast..beautiful natural lighting..!!
Lapminh
September 11, 2012 at 4:55 PMHi anh Lap, thanks for looking and taking the time to write. -Quan.
quantran101
September 11, 2012 at 4:55 PM