Ambiguous Smile

Smiling Tourist, Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor - Paris, France

Smiling Tourist, Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor – Paris, France

Outside, after leaving the museum, I was back in street photography mode. We crossed the Seine River via the Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor, heading to our next destination. I notice a woman and her family.

She had a big smile, but was her reaction to me or her companion? Though you can’t see from this angle, I think the guy was taking a picture.

I will assume she didn’t see me since I shot this at a 120mm equivalent, the maximum focal length of my Fuji zoom lens. I don’t often do street photography with telephoto focal lengths, but I was far away when I saw this scene and wanted to ensure a successful capture.

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