As our houseboat cruised the rivers of the Kerala backwaters, just off the tropical Malabar Coast in Southwestern India, I was able to make a number of environmental portraits. This was my favorite – a man patiently enduring a rainsquall. We were fairly close to the shore – a 300mm telephoto focal length worked well for me. He stands behind a dugout canoe on the riverbank, sheltered by both an umbrella and a palm. His body language is both patient and confident. He has obviously seen such moments before. They are part of his life.