The problem of poverty isn’t the hunger, per se – most people can cope with shortages for limited periods. True poverty is a life so circumscribed and limited that even children cease to hope for something better.

I recently upgraded Lightroom to version 2. One of the neat new features is the ability to make adjustments on a mask over part of the photo, using a brush or a gradient (which is what I used here).

The results so far have been spotty, but that’s mostly because I need to get used to how this feature works. This is the first photo that turned out half well. I used the gradient adjustment to set the light levels in the foreground and background separately, in order to make them more consistent across the board.

Pro Tip: Clicking on the thumbnail of any image in the gallery brings you to the full-size image. That’s 2000 pixels for anything less than 6 months old.

These, plus a few more added today. Go look.

This is a detail view from a much longer range photo, so no view large, I’m afraid.