Drivetime Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Drivetime... shot from the back of a moving tuk-tuk I was using as fast transportation to get around all of the beautiful ruined temple sights in and around Ayutthaya. I was sat in the back with the driver's beautiful little girl and together we were spending the time waving at all of the people going by.

I find it pretty hard to take moving shots (especially from the back of a bumpy tuk-tuk!) and this one is no exception. It's cropped a little too close at the top, bottom and right-hand side and, to make things worse, the bright headlamp (it was just beginning to turn dark) fooled my light meter. But that's what I like about this shot... the slightly washed out colours, the over-brightness of the headlamp and the somewhat funny composition -- it's just like dusk!

Minimal PP -- I didn't want to mess with the colours too much, saturation is left as-is although I increased the contrast a little.

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olli (2091) 2005-10-03 2:39

No points for this great shot before mine!?
I like the natural poses. Technically very well captured motion – especially in evening light. Those three spots of light in the background is a nice detail.

I like the bold framing very much – still, I think it could be even tighter. Posted a WS that you can see what I mean. I also wanted to try this in B&W...

ckuhn55 (2270) 2005-10-06 20:50

I can appreciate your concern about panning or shooting while in motion. YOu will like my gallery of 36 hrs train ride, Vietnam backroads all shot from 2 x 2 opening in moving train window.
http://www.pbase.com/ckuhn55
I like this photo and thanks

SoupDragon (652) 2005-10-16 10:43

I agree. The washed out colours are so very "dusk". It has a great feel about it, and the subjects faces make this a terrific shot.