Hot weather attire at the Tuesday Farmer’s Market on Salt Spring Island.
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Info for photographers:
I blew the image below. It’s always best to get the shot ‘right’ in the camera. Not to try to ‘fix it’ in ‘photoshop’.
Leaving the market I saw the couple again; this time in the perfect shade of a vendor’s stand. I quickly raised the camera and fired off a shot forgetting that the camera’s manual settings were intended for the blinding sun. The original image was horribly underexposed, so dark that the tattoos were barely visible.
But an advanced camera sensor with excellent dynamic range and careful ‘developing’ (in software) produced the image below. Not the recommended way to go, but lovely lucky this time.
photo info: Leica M, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/1500 sec, 50mm Summilux
Admittedly, I don’t get the point to tattoos. This guy’s gone overboard. Though from the writer’s point of view, that does tend to get one thinking of the person as inspiration for a character.
That is one beautifully applied tattoo. A lot of work. If you are ever in Auckland, New Zealand go and see the Maori exhibitions at the Auckland Museum. When I visited, there was a wonderful photographic exhibition of Maori people and their tattoos. I love both of these photos for the detail and the patterns thrown by the shadows. The top photo especially.
Sure is! Would love to get to New Zealand (and Australia). Thanks, Christina.