A Modern day Huck Finn?
Martin Seelig - Austin's Birthday
Probably not but if you were casting a movie of the adventures of Huck, this young lad would be an excellent candidate. Martin captured this b&w shot of Austin on his birthday, sitting on the front porch between two buddies. The freckles, the smile and most of all the very casual haircut is strongly reminiscent of the carefree days of every boy growing up Martin says, ” I really like the expressions on the boys’ faces because it reminds me of a long time ago when I was a kid.” If you can look at this shot and not think back to your younger days when life was so much simpler and the days were passed looking for crawfish in the creek, you are missing something important. This photo was taken using film and Martin expressed the wish that he had had a faster film to allow more depth of field. In this case, it’s best he didn’t. The focus is exactly where it should be. And color would simply not have worked.
Technical Details:
Camera – Maxxum 9
Lens – Minolta 70-210mm at 210mm
Exposed at f4, 1/80th second
Film – Kodak PX 125 metered at 100
Developer – Adonal 1+50 for 13min
This is a beautiful photograph of some beautiful boys! Very nice. Classic!
It captures the joy of being a ten year old boy hanging out with your buddies. The focus is perfect.
O! Excellent, Martin! I like the very varied portraits and depth of field. Quite amazing how the face is made for expression and communication, especially in silence without unnecessary distractions and in black and white with a bit of gray in between. You captured it!