Cleansed in prayers

This years cleansing ritual at sunrise during Thaipusam really fascinated me. Besides the throngs of people and followers, there were many photographers too especially around those performing their rituals. 

This one is special to me. When I noticed him I could see the image I would like to capture. I maneuvered and jostled for a spot. And to avoid the crowd of photographers behind him I lowered the angle (and got myself a little wet) to capture this.

Shot with Nikon D3 + Nikon 70-200mm Aperture Priority @ f/3.2 1/1600s ISO400. 

Learning point: Do not just shoot at eye level. Always consider angles that may result in a better background.

See a slide show of the Cleansing ritual at Thaipusam 2009 here.