Ayajin Harbour Seen From Afar

 

Nikon F6, AF-S Nikkor 50mm F1.4G, Ilford XP2 Super 400

There are rays of light coming through the clouds, but they don't form an interesting pattern and they don't contrast much with the surrounding sky. The clouds aren't naturally that dark and my adjustments make them look, well, adjusted rather than natural. Not one for the portfolio, but not too bad. Also, there is a story to go along with it.

Three fashionably-dressed women showed up while I was photographing the sea and one of them had a mobile phone on a thin tripod for taking selfies of her group at the seaside. They made a few pictures and stopped by a café with outdoor seating. The photographer of the group left her seat and approached me. She mimed pressing a shutter button with her index finger.
"Picture?" she said in English.
I wasn't sure what she wanted. She mimed taking a picture again.
"Picture?"
"I'm sorry, but I don't know what you mean," I said to her in Korean.
"Would you like me to take a picture of you?" she replied while pointing at my camera.
"Oh, no, I'm okay, thank you."
She smiled and went back to her friends.
"He says he's okay," she told them.
I suppose for people who feel the need to be in all their photos, anyone without a selfie stick or an obliging friend looks pitiful.