Anatomy of a Composition - Rojo

I remember walking through the hardware store in Dillion a few years ago, looking for plumbing supplies to repair one of the bathrooms I was in charge of at that time. There happened to be a pink toilet on display, and a little boy happened to be passing the other direction getting towed along by his father. The boy, who was maybe four or five years old, ground his feet in the floor, nearly pulling his father in 180 degrees still clutching the little boys hand. In the most shocked amazement the little boy screeched with excitement, “banjo rojo?!” His father somewhat amused at his son’s innocence replied, “Si… banjo rojo.”

I hope I never forget that story. It was truly a moment of laughter in what was a dark and dreary moment in my life. We can each have whatever association to the word “rojo” that we want, but that will forever be mine.

The morning I shot this I’d actually gone out with the intention of photographing the moon. I have a few composition of the moon that I need to work on, but I was most happy that I stayed around for the sunrise. The colors were getting interesting in both directions this morning, but they lasted long enough to fully take advantage of each sky.

This composition is the result of 10 vertical images shot left to right, at 135mm. Images were edited and then stitched together in Lightroom. The original file is 25MB, making it ideal for a large panorama or triptych.

Rojo - Shot with a Sony a7III using the Sony FE 135/F1.8 GM lens

EXIF data: ISO 100 | F/1.8 | 1/160 sec.

March, 2020 - As always, thank you for joining me on this adventure.

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Squaw Pass Sunrise / March, 2020