Fruit & Vegetable Truck
Since it rained Tuesday, I had to postpone taking pictures of/for my new Bolivian friends and their fruit and vegetable truck. Friday proved to be a beautiful, sunny day with no precipitation in sight. What extremely difficult conditions for shooting photos! First of all, noon is the most difficult time to photograph because of the harsh nature of the light and the unflattering manner in which it reflects off of clothing, faces, plastic, and whatever else. Secondly, the strong sun, combined with the movement of people and the darkness inside the truck, made it about impossible for me to get a correct exposure. I’m sure for someone with more expertise, it would have been manageable. But for this rank amateur, my inexperience came shining through! I would love to be able to do this again in a couple months, around sunset, with some additional backlighting, and people posing.
Fortunately, I don’t think Marta and David care if their pictures aren’t up to par. They do not own a camera and simply want some way of showing their family back in Bolivia exactly what they do here in Argentina. They’re already thrilled with the thought of having photos and I’m sure they will have big smiles on their faces tomorrow when I return from Carrefour with their prints.
Kyle — is there a way to view photos in a slide show instead of opening each one individually?
Your wish is my command. I activated the slide show with a delay of 5 seconds between pictures. If this is too short, let me know. They can also be advanced by clicking.