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1810_0454 Truckers

            After a day away from Flickr I'm back to continue the Working People photo series. (I can't keep up my previous pace; in my mid-seventies now and feeling it, at least some of the time. Yesterday was an early-up & out shoot day and I had nothing left afterward. Will try to catch up.)

Five years ago the main access road was finally resurfaced. Prior to that it was potholed and crumbling, and had been for years. One year it was voted the 2nd worst highway in Saskatchewan, narrowly missing out on the prestige of recognition as the absolute worst. But it's good now. And these guys were a big part of that. 

I made this shot on assignment, working with my friend, writer Judith Wright, who was doing a magazine story on roadwork. These guys all own their rigs, a huge investment for each of them. They were happy to pose for me, but unfortunately to them that meant smiling into the camera - striking a pose! Which wasn't exactly what I was looking for. I had some trouble communicating what I wanted. In the end, I had to resort to some slight of hand, pretending I was photographing their rigs until they forgot about me, which gave me a chance for some quick, candid shots. And in the end, the magazine chose only photos of drivers smiling into the camera - go figure. This was an outtake.

It was October. The road work was almost done. A dusting of snow had drifted in overnight, but the weather remained good, it wasn't cold at all - look at how they're dressed - and the white stuff would melt away before day's end. They are standing on one of the village roads - not part of the paving project, unfortunately. It looks about the same today. More snow, though.

Photographed in Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2018 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

Taken in: Canada / Saskatchewan / Val Marie (show map)

Taken on: October 3, 2018

Tags:

working

men

truckers

heavy duty

truck

road work

fall

autumn

cottonwood trees

prairie

village

snow

not cold

October

Val Marie

Saskatchewan

Canada

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Sets appears in: • Working • Val Marie, Saskatchewan

Camera: Nikon D800, f/8.0, 1/320 sec, 85mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Lens:	24.0-85.0 mm f/3.5-4.5
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	85mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
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