Took the photo at the celebration of Simchat Torah (Rejoicing of the Torah). It is the night in which the believers start the reading of the bible from the beginning. They take the bible outside of the synagogue, and let everybody touch it.
Did some cloning to erase a child head at the bottom of the photo. Also did some shadow/highlight fixing, since the photo was taken at night. Used a flash to take the shot.
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Nice shot. My only nitpick is the gentleman in the background is a bit distracting... If you could have blurred him out with a shallow dof, I think this shot would have been a lot better.
I love the expression on his face. I really hope people would understand that it's a Tora he is holding. I wish the background wasn't so red. I think it would make the Rabbi stand out more. But it definately a great defining feature photograph !!
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