Big Family, Subtle Change

Using very subtle Depth-Of-Field change to direct attention. Because the kid in front is sharpest, the viewer is drawn to his eyes first. A moderate wide aperture (f3.5) creates a gradual transition to a softer background. I wanted to blur the faces of the two busybody taxi drivers behind. Once you understand how a lens renders this effect, you won’t be using your Instagram’s ’tilt-shift’ filter recklessly for selective focus 🙂 This family outing was captured on a fishing village in Pangkor Island.

Big Family, Subtle Change

An Aquila in Brunei

One of the joys of street photography is the opportunity to talk to strangers. By engaging them, you get unusual pictures sometimes. I met this vegetable seller in a tiny town in Brunei. Soon we were talking about our mutual interest of bikes and he brought out his collection of Aquila bikes. Made by China’ss Hyosung, they are what snobs regard as a poor man's Harley (clone). I chose not to crop off the daughter for the square format as she ‘balances’ the pic.

An Aquila In Brunei