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Photo of the Week – Jon Kral

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New Beginning After the Devastation of War

Jon Kral - Vietnam Street Scene After the War

Jon Kral – Vietnam Street Scene After the War

This week’s posting is a departure from our usual policy. It’s the first by a nonmember but helps to introduce our program for September with an example of Jon plying his trade as a photojournalist. It’s a street scene in Vietnam after the bombings and killings have ceased and portrays the determination of humanity to slowly repair the damage with a new beginning. This youngster is oblivious to it all and is utterly content. He’s fat and happy to discover his hands and feet the way the very young do all over the world.  It is surprising to see what appears to be a pearl in his young ear.  Jon says he never did see anyone who was responsible but obviously somebody nearby was keeping a sharp eye.
Thanks to Jon for sharing this classic image, again showing the power of a photograph to tell a compelling story.

Photographer’s Choice – Gerhard Kalmus

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Lush Growth and a Caribbean Sky

Gerhard Kalmus - Tropical Growth in Dominican Republic

Gerhard Kalmus - Tropical Growth in Dominican Republic

Gerhard recently traveled to the Dominican Republic as part of a team from Jefferson United Methodist Church to construct latrines and pour concrete floors in huts in Batey #9, one of the sugar cane centered “towns” populated mostly by Haitians, and one of the poorest areas of the Country. At the end of a week of work, the group was treated to a visit to one of the nearby tropical parks where this photo was made. The scene is well composed with a tree limb serving as a frame to emphasize the hanging vines. One can almost hear the nature sounds in the background.
The photo was taken with an older Nikon ES200 with a pixel rating of only 3.2 megapixels which is certainly sufficient resolution for posting on the web. The ISO was a low 50, the shutter speed 1/150 sec at an aperture of f/5.6