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11-MAY-2012

Girl with fan, Elementary school, Havana, Cuba, 2012

This child was conferring with a teacher or administrator in a school hallway. I noticed the colorful headband and matching fan in her hand. She was waving it back and forth in front of her face as she was being interviewed. My shutter speed of 1/80th of a second freezes her expression, yet also simultaneously blurs the fan. Her red bandana, and the colors of the headband and fan, seem very characteristic of Cuba itself.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
1/80s f/4.1 at 61.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time11-May-2012 07:42:28
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-GH2
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length61 mm
Exposure Time1/80 sec
Aperturef/4.1
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-0.66
White Balance
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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Phil Douglis30-May-2012 19:25
That was my purpose here, Celia -- to convey the essence of place. The color, energy, and the symbolic fan, a Spanish tradition, all contribute to the result.
Cecilia Lim29-May-2012 22:52
Color and energy come through so much of your imagery of Cuba! I truly feel I have understood the essence of this amazing place!
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