Mariachi outfit

[armando_m]

At the old tequila distillery

[Akira]

The blue color of the costume looks beautiful in the dark, colorless environment.

In #1, however, the blue tint at the entrance gives a nice echo to the costume.  Well done, Armando!

[Fons Baerken]

The blue color of the costume looks beautiful in the dark, colorless environment.

In #1, however, the blue tint at the entrance gives a nice echo to the costume.  Well done, Armando!

The entrance blue thing is a catch but also a distraction since the girl is too far off into the frame to justify the notion of an echo.

[armando_m]

Thanks Akira and Fons, for the first image I have another one zoomed in closer, or another option is to crop it a bit

[Nikkor Shooter]

The tones are very well rendered but I think
the model is too statically posed.

[Bill Mellen]

Both are lovely images Armando. 

The setting reminds me of a visit to the town of Tequilla in 2005. My wife and I have very fond memories of that trip.

[armando_m]

Both are lovely images Armando. 

The setting reminds me of a visit to the town of Tequilla in 2005. My wife and I have very fond memories of that trip.

Thank you Bill, the shooting was at hacienda la Rojeña own by Tequila cuervo

[armando_m]

The tones are very well rendered but I think
the model is too statically posed.

Thank you, light is by flash bounced against the wall Nikon CLS TTL

Statically yes, you have a good eye, she is new in front of the camera,  a bit stiff as she had a sprained ankle, tired with the shooting, I'm not very good directing, and to be honest the outfit does not allow much movement

Regarding posing this one is probably better

[Frank Fremerey]

for me the second one is a strike of genious lighting wise and composition and expression wise. A story is told...

The first one is nice but too harmless for my taste, in the last one i feel geometrically challenged and the model has a tad of an uneasyness in her expression.

That is how I see it .

[Nikkor Shooter]

I'm not very good directing, and to be honest the outfit does not allow much movement… this one is probably better

Yes, Armando, very much so!

One can't take what one won't give… and, in this shot, there is
a lot given that you could take… and very well. Cool!


May I observe that the use of flash — even bounced TTL — was
of no benefit in these!

[Aeros4]

Holla Armando! Muchas gracias for sharing this set. It made me burst out in song with Cielito Lindo. Ie yie yie yie, canta y no juras......

[armando_m]

Thanks for all the comments

Interesting to see the different opinions and tastes

My favorite is #2 with the girl in blue
And for the girl in red while she was able to move freely, I don't like the expression

Flash allowed an exposure at iso 100 f8 1/125, ambient light is for 1/30 iso 6400 f3.5, so for me was very beneficial

[Nikkor Shooter]

Flash allowed an exposure at iso 100 f8 1/125, ambient light is for 1/30 iso 6400 f3.5, so for me was very beneficial

What I don't get is that at that power ratio, the bounced flash
produced no specular highlights and, on such low reflective walls,
a speed light would have cut it.

There is something that does't equates right, Armando… could you
please explain as there is something that escapes me.

[armando_m]

I meant iso 800  not 100

[Nikkor Shooter]

I meant iso 800  not 100

This means a 7 stops difference? … bounced? … at this distance? … with a speed light?