Thanks @photofeed! Yeah, it's one of my favourite shots ever. I also let the kid do a reverse on me. So I stood in front of the wall and he took a photo of me. Nowhere near as good an image. But that was because it had my ugly mug in it... :)
Here's what I looked like (a selfie) after getting absolutely blasted with powder. I looked like I had been beaten with a stick.
Haha! This is awesome. Thanks for the context! Looks like such an interesting day to take pictures. Weren't you worried about your camera getting painted?
Yeah, absolutely. I slapped together a sort of water/powder proof casing (out of a clear plastic bag and gaffer tape), and just tried to keep a good eye out for the sneaky kids who come out of nowhere and drench you while you're not looking. I saw a number of other photographers there had proper professional waterproof covers for their cameras. If I do Holi again I'll definitely get one of them. Much better peace of mind. I was so scared of my camera gear getting wrecked that day that I couldn't really enjoy the experience fully.
Thanks @photofeed! Yeah, it's one of my favourite shots ever. I also let the kid do a reverse on me. So I stood in front of the wall and he took a photo of me. Nowhere near as good an image. But that was because it had my ugly mug in it... :)
Here's what I looked like (a selfie) after getting absolutely blasted with powder. I looked like I had been beaten with a stick.
Haha! This is awesome. Thanks for the context! Looks like such an interesting day to take pictures. Weren't you worried about your camera getting painted?
Yeah, absolutely. I slapped together a sort of water/powder proof casing (out of a clear plastic bag and gaffer tape), and just tried to keep a good eye out for the sneaky kids who come out of nowhere and drench you while you're not looking. I saw a number of other photographers there had proper professional waterproof covers for their cameras. If I do Holi again I'll definitely get one of them. Much better peace of mind. I was so scared of my camera gear getting wrecked that day that I couldn't really enjoy the experience fully.