2. Circumnavigation of Sumatra

Banda Aceh

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Portrait of a young Acehnese woman, Banda Aceh, Sumatra<br /> <br /> This pretty woman was surrounded by a crowd of people who were very close to her. The photo was very busy and not pleasing, so I selected her in photoshop and applied a gradient to the background.
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Portrait of a young Acehnese woman, Banda Aceh, Sumatra

This pretty woman was surrounded by a crowd of people who were very close to her. The photo was very busy and not pleasing, so I selected her in photoshop and applied a gradient to the background.

  • Acehnese-beauty-in-traditional-wedding-finery,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra
  • Bride-in-flowered-headdress,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra<br /> <br /> This photo of the Acehnese beauty shows her complete headdress, which was cut off in the earlier portrait, seen here <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com/DailyPhoto/Daily-1/27299569_MWnvgh#!i=2311390137&k=rH2SR4H">http://www.allenfotowild.com/DailyPhoto/Daily-1/27299569_MWnvgh#!i=2311390137&k=rH2SR4H</a>
  • Portrait of a couple in traditional dress, Banda Aceh, Sumatra
  • Acehnese woman in elaborate flowered headdress, Banda Aceh, Sumatra
  • Portrait of an Acehnese couple in traditional dress, Banda Aceh, Sumatra
  • Portrait of a young Acehnese woman, Banda Aceh, Sumatra<br /> <br /> This pretty woman was surrounded by a crowd of people who were very close to her. The photo was very busy and not pleasing, so I selected her in photoshop and applied a gradient to the background.
  • Acehnese youth wearing banners, Banda Aceh, Sumatra<br /> <br /> No idea what the banners were for, but got the impression it was because they had done something noteworthy
  • Acehnese school girls hamming it up, Banda Aceh, Sumatra
  • Young Acehnese drummers, Banda Aceh, Sumatra
  • Goat with morning glories, Banda Aceh, Sumatra
  • Portrait of an Acehnese woman in elaborate flowered headdress, Banda Aceh, Sumatra<br /> <br /> This photo, and the others in this series, were shot outdoors with natural light and were not posed, but shot as they were seen (with my Nikon D300). In this case, I noticed her standing in front of a building with a yellow-beige wall that provided a neutral background in an otherwise busy crowd-filled scene. In situations such as these, when there is lots of light, I usually shoot on aperture priority (at least f11), with the exposure stopped down by one stop to avoid blowing the highlights.

  • Rick Willis

    on May 3, 2013

    Superb...

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