Shooting Lego People with a ring flash
A new version of the lego group shot. There are several more modern minifigures in this version, so you have the arrival of several superheroes, Star Wars characters, and a hobbit. I used a ringflash as the main light, this made sure I didn’t get shadows beneath any of the hats. To maximize depth of field I shot with my older 67 macro lens that can stop down to F32 rather than the newer 645 lens which has a minimum aperture of F22.
Lego Minifigures 2013
Gamusi Nokondi Singsing Group, Goroka District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
The Gamusi Nokondi tribe, one of the most memorable groups I encountered at the Goroka Show. There’s something a little scary about the fact that there is a person hidden deep inside the undergrowth. It may take a moment to spot the fact that there is a glistening eye staring back at you from within.
Gamusi Nokondi Singsing Group, Goroka District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Gamusi Nokondi Singsing Group, Goroka District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Gamusi Nokondi Singsing Group, Goroka District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Gamusi Nokondi Singsing Group, Goroka District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Hiryu Flying Dragon Float , Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Flew up to Kyushu to photograph the Karatsu Kunchi Festival. The main events took place on Sunday and Monday, but as the rain poured down, the Sunday procession was a little waterlogged.
Rain Day , Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
The kids were all looking a little glum.
Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
The adults however had a special remedy. Which appeared to be encouraged by the local constabulary.
Drinking Sake, Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
And so with heads held high,
Tamatori-Jishi (The Guardian Lion on an Orb) Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
the floats were dragged through the city.
Hiryu Flying Dragon Float , Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
And some people even managed a smile.
Karatsu Kunchi Festival, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Kamusi Short Dware Singsing Group Goroka District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
It seems in this tribe that the young boys go through a premature aging process. Perhaps this is done as a way to make a child warrior look more experienced and fearsome, but I must admit it was also slightly comical. (Of course it would be less amusing if spears were being pointed in my direction.)
Kamusi Short Dware Singsing Group Goroka District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
It appears that each boy has the middle of his head shaved to give a bald spot, and then this hair is mixed with glue and applied to the face to give beards, or Wolverine style sideburns.
Kamusi Short Dware Singsing Group Goroka District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Some boys seemed to love the new look, others were decidedly less sure.
Kamusi Short Dware Singsing Group Goroka District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
On the second and third day of the show I was organized enough to note the names of the tribes I was photographing. Unfortunately some tribes, such as this one, slipped through the net. I’m pretty sure they are from the Mt Hagen area, but not sure of the exact name.
Anyone out there in the internet able to help?
Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Asaro Mudmen Singsing Group, Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show Papua New Guinea
Another singsing group by the Asaro mudmen. This group were selling mudmen figurines with detachable masks. They were fantastic, but unfortunately I knew that they would’t survive a day in my rucksack.
Asaro Mudmen Singsing Group, Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show Papua New Guinea
Asaro Mudmen Singsing Group, Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show Papua New Guinea
Another photographer introduced me to one of the leaders in the tribe. He was a real tough guy, an enforcer within the tribe and between tribes.
Asaro Mudmen Singsing Group, Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show Papua New Guinea
Asaro Mudmen Singsing Group, Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show Papua New Guinea
Mefenga Singsing Group, Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
The Mefenga tribe in their grass skirts, and matching grass tops, necklaces, and headdresses.
Mefenga Singsing Group, Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Mefenga Singsing Group, Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Mamona Singsing Group, Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
As you move away from a person it is more difficult to get eye contact and create a moment of connection between subject and photographer. In this photograph, however, the man stared right down the lens of the camera.
At first glance this looks like an elderly frail man. Then you notice the veins on the muscles, the strength in his grip, and you realize he’s probably fitter and stronger than the guy on the other side of the camera.
Tokua Culture Singsing Group, Jiwaka Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
In some parts of Papua New Guinea you can still use certain shells as currency. The Tokua Culture group clearly held shells in high esteem as each wore multiple layers of shell necklaces that rattled as they danced.
Tokua Culture Singsing Group, Jiwaka Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Tokua Culture Singsing Group, Jiwaka Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Tokua Culture Singsing Group, Jiwaka Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Tokua Culture Singsing Group, Jiwaka Province – Goroka Show, Papua New Guinea
Asaro Mudmen Womens Culture Group, Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province
There were a few singsing groups from the Asaro Mudmen tribe. The men and boys were always covered with grey clay and wore the iconic masks, while the women were covered in brown clay. In this group, the women also had yellow and orange polka dots on their faces.
Asaro Mudmen Womens Culture Group, Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province
Asaro Mudmen Womens Culture Group, Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province
Asaro Mudmen Womens Culture Group, Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province
Asaro Mudmen Womens Culture Group, Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province
TRAVEL 67 : Chris Willson Photography 