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Image of a proud
Quechua man from the Andes Mountains of Peru in South America. Although
the term "Inca," in its strict sense, refers to the royality of the ancient
civilization, Chuck Clark uses the word here to describe the proud demeanor of
his subject, who is anything but royality. Clark
shows his great talent as a photographer in this portrait of this proud, yet
humble Quechua man. He is dressed with a traditional poncho made out of
wool that was hand-woven on a traditional loom. His old ragged hat,
stained with sweat, tells of his hard labor and struggles to survive. The
man's distinctive face and penetrating eyes, speaks of a person that is both
proud and defiant. This image was taken 45 years ago, well before the advent of
automatically programmed digital cameras. In this image, Clark uses a fast
shutter speed and large aperture to give an extremely small focal range,
allowing only the subject's face to be in focus. Despite being in a
shadow, Clark correctly calculated the exposure using a completely manual camera
(Hasselblad), testifying to his great photographic skill.
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