Hacker In Training

Meet Argo the Hacker In Training. I was working on a laptop for a friend and Argo came wandering over to see what I was doing.

Actually I suspect he just came over for the sunny spot. Since he was kind enough to sit still, I grabbed my Nikon D2x with my landscape lens still on it (17-35mm) and snapped a few shots. He sat still long enough for this one shot, then moved on.

So, if you get any funny e.mails from me, blame it on Argo!

Day 2: The Return

Once we were done being in total awe of Lamanai, we still had the return trip by boat down the New River, back to the tour bus, and the ride back to the hotel. Most of my tour folks were worn out from the hike, climb, and heat, as evidenced here. 

The shot was a little too close, as I had my 80-200mm lens on, and didn't want to disturb them by changing lenses.

Our tour guide was kind enough on the way back to let them sleep all the way back to the docks.

Candid

I love this shot because she didn't pose for me. I have several shots that are very good, but the people posed, which I'm of two minds about, but in this case the candid nature of the shot makes the pic.

Street Photography

I'm not sure how street photographers get candid shots. Everytime I try, whether it is with my huge D1x or my tiny (by comparison) Yashica 124g, people notice and either run and hide or ham it up for the camera. Neither result is what I want.

This was as close as I've been able to come for candid work. It's ok, but nothing special. I'm more pleased for the lack of keystoning in the buildings in the background.

Ceremony

I don't think the people in the ceremony were much paying attention to the photographers there, and that's just fine by me, makes for more candid work, but in this case I got the girl (I think) just as she was looking up.

Worked well in my opinion.