Thanks Guari, Steady and Jonathan.
Yes, I dig this up every year or so and do some minor editing- then post it.
Few people on People know about my people images from months ago, and this one I particularly like.
Charlie
Thanks BB and Dave.
As with 99% of my travel "portraits," I didn't direct the man.
Of course, I didn't have to; his wonderful face and expression tells of a long life that had no doubt experienced many things- some good and some very much not so good: Civil War, occupation by Japan in WWII, rise of communism, the Cultural Revolution (where intellectuals and the educated were persecuted and re-located). And no doubt much more.
Charlie
Thanks Boxman and Thomaso,
Boxman- I don't mind at all.
For 30+ years my travel kit included two Canon (film) bodies- An A-1 and an AE-1 program, with two Vivitar Series-1 zoom lenses- a 70-210mm and a 28-90mm zoom until it wore out, and then a 24-70mm zoom. Film was Kodachrome 64 until Kodak came out with an excellent Ektachrome 100VS (very saturated).
I never had a motor advance attached. At $.50 per shot, my continuously limited budget couldn't take the hit.
Except for the 28-90mm zoom eventually freezing up, I never had any problems with either of the two cameras or lenses.
I always metered manually- but metering, setting exposure, zooming, focusing and taking that first shot took less than 10 seconds when I was shooting candids. For tripod work I was slower and more deliberate.
Charlie
