Carnival in Pelhourinho in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Carnival reveler in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

A Carnival reveller in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. See more of my photos of Brazil in my flickr photostream.

This photo — snapped during Carnival in Salvador, Bahia — I like, not only because of the image itself, but because of the way I snapped it. I was making my way through a crowd, something caught my eye, I glanced behind me, then I looked down and say this child. I had my Minox (a "subminiature" camera, about the size of a man's finger) in hand and I tripped the shutter without even raising the viewfinder to my eye. Serendipity!

I really liked Brazil — I am learning Portuguese in preparation for a return.

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