In the spring of 2007, my wife and I chaperoned a
group of middle schoolers to the Great Smoky Mountains Institute in Tremont,
Tennessee. Many of the girls on the trip were smitten with one of the
younger counselor/naturalists assigned to our group - they had even created
a song expressing their feelings. To his credit, the counselor handled
the situation with a great deal of grace. On the last day of the trip,
we visited an old schoolhouse and the counselor seated the students in the
pews. He 'volunteered' the girls to line up in front and answer
questions from one of the books from the era. Of course, they were
difficult to answer. This produced a host of genuine reactions, many
of which I was able to capture. Of the series, this one is my
favorite.
Technical Details: 1/30s at f/5.6, 18-200mm lens at
200mm, auto white balance, JPEG ISO 400
This shot was simple... I set the camera to the lowest shutter speed, widest
aperture and fastest iso that the camera was capable of using without
adversely affecting the image, composed, and fired the shutter. This
image was somewhat lit by the natural light in the room, but the bulk of
light was provided by a diffused burst of electronic flash.
