I caught a bubble for my brother.
This shot was taken at the Pushkar Mela in Rajasthan.
This shot was taken at the Pushkar Mela in Rajasthan.
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I took this picture in Pushkar, India. Every November during the Kartik Mela, this tranquil little town draws a crowd of almost half a million. Not only pilgrims but traders, acrobats, snakecharmers and magicians all flock to this place; turning the place into a broiling sea of insane human energy. I absolutely love this place!Time
I think I shot this sometime late in the morning while I was wandering around the immense fairground amidst a sea of people.Lighting
Because of the harsh glaring light of the desert sun I took almost all of my shots one stop under, trying to keep as much of the natural light without getting too hard shades or bitten out whites.Equipment
My trusted Nikon D5200 and a Nikon18-140 3.5-5.6. Although for this particular shot I certainly didn't need a zoomlense, I kept it close because near and far so many things were going on in this melee it gave me the most adaptable set for this occasion, I didn't want to miss anything!Inspiration
Imagine a sea of hawkers, foodsellers, traders and acrobats, add tens of thousands of camels, oxen and horses, throw in hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, swamis, and the simply curious. Mix in a few busloads of completely overwhelmed middle aged tourists and a horde of photographers with a peculiar glint in their eyes and you've got the scene. And then amidst this madness I spotted these two boys. The older brother just bought his little brother a tube of plasticky stuff with which you could blow a permanent bubble. It was a rare opportunity to find such a private moment in this enormous crowd, I am forever grateful for this shot.Editing
As a rule I don't normally do a lot of post processing, converted it into black and white and tweeked the contras a bit, that's all. I strive to keep.as close to the original as possible, after all I don't normally walk around taking pictures thinking ' I am gonna photoshop the hell out of this shot' (normally I go into a state of complete observation)In my camera bag
For stuations as I encountered here I normally have the nikkor18-140 3.5-5.6 and a prime nikkor 35mm 1.8 close at hand. As I am not a technical photograher, the nikon D5200 is certainly good enough for me. As I strive to stay as close to the Subject as it is I never ever use flash or other forms of additional lighting. I know...Feedback
As I said I'm not really a techie, so no info about shutterspeed and all that, instead I'll give the rules I shoot by: Respect, Eye contact, Walk, Talk and Touch! Break down personal space,( including your own) never INVADE it though, that's why I put respect first and foremost. By following this set of rules I was able to take shots like the one above and make friends at the same time. By making myself approachable I found I could shoot with absolute freedom, while other photograpers sporting huge lenses were turned away.. to get up close and personal shots, do just that; get close and personal!
