Faces of Taiwan 各種面孔

Most of my photography has been plants, animals, mountains, and other nature
shots. With the telephoto lens, it is possible to photograph people from
a distance with them unaware, and it became apparent that one of the most
interesting subjects for photographers is the human face. Among the creatures
that God has created, only humans have such a wide range of facial expression
that I know of. Perhaps this has something to do with verses like this:

"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.
" - Numbers 6:24-26

A relative is waiting on a scooter to take a child home after school.

Junior high boys seem harder to photograph than the girls. My current theory
is that most of the time the guys are being silly and teasing each other
so that I don't much care for the expression. This was not one of those
instances.

I think this young lady is suspicious of my camera.





Here is another one who was vigilant and escaped my lens for a day, but
the camera keeps searching for a victim and it is getting faster as it practices.


The calm face turned to panic exactly .32 seconds after the button was
pushed, but she and her friends had a lot of fun looking at the pictures
immediately afterward. It was a good way to establish friendships.