A Postcard from Addis Ababa #4

There are times when we face “low light” conditions and there are times when we face the challenge of “Err, excuse me, who turned the lights off?”.

On this occasion, at the wonderful Fresh and Green Academy in Addis Ababa, these three girls were sitting in a dark corner of a classroom, lit by the early-evening light falling through a solitary, small window.

For those of you who like the techy details, at ISO 800, even with an f/1.2 lens wide open, I was still shooting at 1/20th of a second. But, as somebody remarked to me only this evening, there are times when you just have to get the shot. So I did.

And it seemed to be just as interesting to them as it was to me.

Posted on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 at 3:26 am. Filed under: Blog, Charity Tags: addis ababa, ethiopia, NGO RSS 2.0 feed.

3 Responses to “A Postcard from Addis Ababa #4”

1. Ian Mylam says:

   December 13, 2011 at 4:21 am

   Very nice, Gavin. Beautiful light, fabulous colours, and you nailed the focus at f/1.2 as well. Am surprised that they all seem to be in focus at f/1.2 given that the girl in the middle is slightly further away. Lovely photograph.

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2. Mollie Carey says:

   December 18, 2011 at 7:56 pm

   Gavin,
   Love the techy details and, of course, love your photos! I look forward to seeing more photos from your time in Addis.

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3. Amy says:

   December 24, 2011 at 12:23 am

   Fresh and Green is the perfect name for the image as well as the academy! Delightful.

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