A tribal man.

 

The steep driveway to my home is being refurbished. The top surface coating has broken up so it has had to be ground off and then new coatings applied.

It would not be an easy job under any circumstances but the concrete grinding machine weighs 650kg and it was all the two man grinding team could do to manhandle it up the driveway. Then they spent two days grinding away in 35ºc heat and 80% humidity all the while restraining the grinder from rolling down the drive.They most definitely earnt their money.

Now the first layer of the coating is being applied by Shane whose company is doing the work. It's even hotter and more humid today but he worked on regardless-well sort of regardless.

I took the opportunity to photograph him. He is a Maori and his tattoos are tribal as is his pendant.

The photo was taken at f2.0 with the Leica SL2 with the superb 50mm APO Summicron f2.0 ASPH lens.