Sunday, June 29, 2008

Kids in the Rain



Leaving the orphanage (along with a delegation) after negotiations over access, the sky opened up. As we were waiting for a break in the rain so we could get to the van, a group of kids from the neighborhood came out and started playing in the rain. Professor Pat, N&O photog Pailin and I spent the next 45 min playing with and shooting the kids. They raced, jumped rope, and showed me how to suck nectar from some flowers. We got soaked. It was fantastic.

2 comments:

crila said...

how did you keep your camera dry? when it rains in thailand is it not wet?

ezd said...

Fair question. The rain is indeed very wet in Thailand. If I had had more time to prep then I might have wrapped a plastic bag around my camera. But since this was all pretty spontaneous I had to make do with wiping the camera and lens down periodically with my ever-present do-rag/sweat-kerchief.
My gear got wet, but was a-okay. It's pretty tough.