About the Image(s)

I was in a small town in upstate New York that was hosting a "Native American Festival". I figured this event would be a great place to capture some great images. My intent was capturing something unique and different and not witnessed by many people. This image is from a group from Mexico City that were dressed in ritual costumes of the AZTEC INDIANS. The dancer in this image was performing a dance to the FIRE SERPENT GOD. I wanted to capture the use of fire in an image. The set up for the performers was not ideal as it was ground level with bales of hay in a large circle and vendor tents and food tents set up around the outside of that. The weather was less than ideal with heavy overcast and at times a light drizzle. I chose a very tight crop to try and minimize the outside distractions.
Shot with Canon R5, f/10, 1/250 sec, ISO 2000, 24 to 70mm lens at 34mm.