#### Hello everyone!

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Today's photos are of my friends. I took it while we were at school without any prior planning (*actually while we were waiting for a class* 😅). 

I'll also be making this my entry to today's #monomad challenge. I came second place in the last one ([**Peeky Blinders**](https://hive.blog/hive-148441/@anyadan/monomad-Challenge-Peeky-Blinders)) and I'm very grateful for that 😁. Let's see how this one goes, shall we? 

What caught my eye in this photo was the fact that three of my friends (*as they sat beside each other*) expressed different emotions which sort of varied from each other slightly. So it looked like it went from a straight face to a smile and then to a laugh (*from left to right*). It wasn't done on purpose as they were talking to some other guys that stood in front of them. 

I took this photo using a **Nikon 50mm f/1.8 manual lens** which made it kind of difficult as I had to take time to focus on the subject properly whilst maintaining my position. The thought of this makes me feel even luckier for catching this shot. 

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![vyhjw6.jpg](https://img.esteem.app/vyhjw6.jpg)

> The photo looked good in colour, but I thought it would look even better in black and white. It has its way of eliminating distractions and making the emotions seem more pronounced. 

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![yewabw.jpg](https://img.esteem.app/yewabw.jpg)

> Here are the settings used in taking this photo. It was a really hot and sunny day, but I didn't let that stop me. 

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The photo was edited on my smartphone with the good ol' **Snapseed** app. I did basic tuning, improved contrast and sharpness as well as tweaked the curves. 

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I hope you like the photo and you were able to connect with it like I did! 

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#### Thanks for coming around, hope to see you again!