Workers in Kerala, India (Part 3 of 3)
For this six-month trip that started in Europe and then ventured over to Southeast Asia, I carried a rather cumbersome telephoto lens. Time and again, I thought to myself how I shouldn’t have brought such a heavy and expensive piece of equipment. However, it proved its utility on the rare occasions that I used it.
One such occasion was during an afternoon bike ride. I saw photographic potential with these workers, but I truly didn’t feel like trudging through the suspicious muddy water (I think it was a rather “active” ecosystem). I ended up finding a narrow path to walk out on. Then, I gladly brought out my telephoto lens and lowered myself to blur out the grass. One of the workers eventually started walking towards me with two of his water buffalo. This action completed the composition I was looking for (see photo 1).
Ultimately, I’m glad I brought the telephoto lens because it allowed me to seize opportunities such as this. There are a number of portfolio shots from that trip that simply wouldn’t have been possible without having a telephoto lens.
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