The candle maker
In aremote village in India a Tibetan refugee was making candles with butter in a Buddhist temple. Just her and the light....
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In aremote village in India a Tibetan refugee was making candles with butter in a Buddhist temple. Just her and the light.
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Location
This photo was taken in a very humble Buddhist Temple in the Spiti Valley (North India) in a remote village called Langza, situated at 4400 meters with a population of less than 140 inhabitants.Time
It was around 10 in the morning. After my delicious breakfast with one of the village's family I went for my usual "morning-stroll" so to get used to the altitude and recorded to head for temple which is the highest place in the village.Lighting
The light was perfect on one side and kinda hard to handle on the other. Thanks to a hole in the ceiling and the dust in the room, the first thing you could see after entering the door was that light beam as it was pointing directly to the old woman. That was perfect. The "hard-to-handle-side" was the huge contrast that formed between the light coming from the windows and the darkness in the room.Equipment
This photo has been taken with my beloved Canon 5D Mark II combined with her friend Canon 24-105mm Hand free and with a broken display (for my whole journey in India I couldn't see any of the picture I took)Inspiration
As soon as I entered the door I was projected in some other dimension or reality. It was like a travel in time. It was the whole scene that inspired me, actually there was not even need of inspiration. Everything was so surprisingly splendid in its own simplicity that even if I wouldn't have my camera I could be able to see that picture anytime I wanted.Editing
Now I'm getting a bit better with my post production but, here my knowledge was still less than basic. In this photo I only adjust the light beam, made it a bit less bright; lowered down the light from the background window; slightly brighted up the old woman and some details of those pillars in the room; sharped it. That was all.In my camera bag
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II Lenses: Canon 24-105 Canon 100-400 Zeiss Planar 85 f1.4Feedback
I would just say "try to open as many doors as possible"
