Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/31

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Children with Dead Pig
From: leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 20:13:30 -0800
References: <CA+yJO1D6Xd2Rw5u8tFZ9+9KT1oefiz4j6ubhaL_twV6o9i1xjA@mail.gmail.com>

Well, it should have gotten notice Tina; it is an excellent 
environmental portrait.
Perfect composition, exposure, and expressions.

Jay

On 12/31/2013 8:02 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> PESO:
>
> I posted this a couple of years ago and it got no response at all.  I was
> staying with a family in Estanzuela and the parents had left early in the
> morning to work in the corn fields.  The children were there alone and a
> passing truck hit the family pig and killed it.  The kids knew that they
> had to process that pig immediately because without refrigeration their
> family's meat for the season would spoil.  They lit a fire under a huge pot
> and boiled water, scalded the pig, scrapped the skin and had the pig ready
> for hanging  by the time their parents got home that evening.  I have
> photos of the scalding and scraping but thought the one of the immediate
> reaction to the problem was more effective.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/143873239
>
> C&C would be greatly appreciated.
>
> TIna
>


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