Canon EOS 70D Manual page 16

A wide aperture combined
with a long lens allowed
me to blur the background,
giving separation between
the woman and the fields
behind her.
While on a trip to Vietnam, I decided to be adventurous and hire a man with a
motorbike to drive me around the countryside. I was hoping to find authentic
images of local people doing everyday things, and so when I spotted this woman
clearing out chunks of dirt from a rice paddy, I immediately asked the driver to
stop so I could go out and photograph her. After asking her permission, I used
a long lens and a fast shutter speed to freeze the action of her movements and
made several beautiful photographs.
I used a very fast shutter speed
to "freeze" the dirt in midair.