The location is the St. Francis Retreat Center in the foothills above San Juan Bautista, easily my favorite place on planet Earth. The occasion was an annual retreat; I had thirty good friends as companions. Having spent considerable time here (many visits over the past eighteen or so years) I've photographed the grounds extensively. Naturally I took my camera gear along this time, yet I when returned home and tallied my efforts I was surprised to discover that I took 215 photographs since late Friday afternoon . . . all of them with my 100mm Macro lens.
The this study came to me rather spontaneously: I had been taking close-ups of the saint when Bill greeted me warmly and walked past . . . the playful possibilities inherent in a juxtaposition of the heads were immediately apparent to me, so I asked him (Bill) if he'd be willing to serve as a subject. He was agreeable; Francis raised no objections.
Saint Francis and Bill, #7903
© 2010 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.
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Details: May 15, 2010; Canon 20D; f/4.5 @ 1/2000 sec; -1/3 EV; ISO 200; 100mm.
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