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La Plebita JalicienseBy Aida Alvarez East L.A. has a pretty much Mexican population, and I am a proud Mexican. The day I took this picture, I was going to a jaripeo. A jaripeo is a Mexican pastime that involves a horse show, bull riding, and live music. The music provided is Banda, Norteño, Conjunto, Grupo, or Tamborazo. It is usually an all-day event from twelve noon to twelve midnight. What inspired me to take this picture was the way I was dressed. I feel this was a good example of how a true Mexican would dress for an event of this kind. The culture represented in this photograph is the Mexican culture, with the diamonded-up nails, long-sleeve flannel shirt, big belt buckle, and diamond bracelet with the Mexican saints on it. This picture is a self-portrait. I managed taking this photo with the self-timer on the camera. I took this picture outside at around four in the afternoon when the sun was about to go down.
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I tried to stand where the light from the sun would reflect on my belt buckle and make the diamonds on my nails and bracelet sparkle. The light is mostly focused on my left side. The reason I think the light is highly important for the photograph is because I feel it brings out the mood in it. The colors involved make a pattern. The center interest is all in the nails and the belt buckle. |