Retirement long due
This old man from the vastness of Bandhavgarh has all but lost his descendants to the cities to earn their living. This 85-year spends long days of labour colle...
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This old man from the vastness of Bandhavgarh has all but lost his descendants to the cities to earn their living. This 85-year spends long days of labour collecting twigs and wood; only to exchange it for a bowl of rice, for his dinner. Through his beady eyes and broken Hindi, he seeks hope in every outsider for salvation.
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I took this picture while I was on a safari in Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India. After the safari in search for Tigers, I would come back to the guest house in a small village near the park. One evening I met him on my way back from a walk around the village. He was resting after collecting twigs from the park.Time
It was a wonderful time that I could share with the natives. It was an amazing evening when I had decided to walk around the village. It was the last light of the sun on one side of the face that made me curious to take the shot.Lighting
I wanted to bring out the emotion that was flowing out his eyes while speaking to him. The soft sunset light made it possible to bring out the eyes in particular. This also helped me expose one side of the face properly.Equipment
I used Sony alpha 37 with 200mm kit lens.Inspiration
He had quite a lot to share but one thing in particular that made me take this photograph was that he had lost his young ones to the cities to fend for themselves. He would spend most of his day collecting twigs and wood from the forest to exchange it for a bowl of rice.Editing
I increased the exposure little bit as the photo was quite underexposed at the time of shooting.In my camera bag
It depends what I have planned for the day. When I am on a camping trip on the mountains or on a remote island like Raja Ampat or on a village walk or city walk. I make sure to keep a wide angle lens 10-24mm and a zoom lens like 28-70mm. I prefer these lenses as they are not very big or heavy to carry as I am spending most of the time walking. Along with lens I love my APSC mirrorless alpha 63 camera. Its pretty small and works perfectly even with a slow lens in bad light. As this camera is always hungry, I make sure to keep a spare battery too.Feedback
I believe its our eyes which is the best camera one can have. In this picture particularly the eyes made takes the viewers attention. The texture of the skin creates an emotion and tells the subject's life long story. Not everyone has a similar story to share which is why not everyone look alike. Before taking a picture of my subject I talk to them and feel their emotions as just words may not be enough. Getting those emotions into a picture takes sometime so I would talk to them with out any hurry.
