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09-DEC-2006

Baker, El Jadida, Morocco, 2006

We passed through El Jadida on the way down the Atlantic Coast from Casablanca to Essaouira. I photographed this woman making bread at a roadside restaurant. She was so excited as I photographed her at work. I could feel her energy just looking at this portrait. This image is all about spontaneity – I photographed her for about five minutes, making dozens of images, and this one best expresses her spontaneous enthusiasm. We had lunch here, and I had some of this freshly baked Moroccan bread. It was superb.

Leica V-Lux 1
1/125s f/4.0 at 36.5mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time09-Dec-2006 03:19:47
MakeLeica
ModelV-LUX 1
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length36.5 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
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Phil Douglis28-Jan-2007 03:09
I like the expression in her hands, too, Tim. As I noted in my caption, I made dozens of images of this woman at work over five minutes, and I chose the one where the postion of the hands and the expression on the face play against each other to create the most energy.
Tim May27-Jan-2007 19:06
There is such power and expression in her hands - they are slightly out of focus which adds to the sense of power they evoke.
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