I made this portrait in a market covered with canvas awnings, which provided me with soft, dappled shadows as well as a deeply shadowed background to work with. I waited until this woman, who was shopping for bananas at the moment, stepped out of the dark shadows and into the softly filtered sunlight. She turned in my direction and as she did, I made this image. I always look at several different places while I am shooting people, thereby avoiding confrontation. She sees me, but she may not be sure of what I may be photographing. There is no trace of a smile. Meanwhile, my long telephoto lens throws the bananas in the background into soft focus, lending context to the image. The bright yellow bananas and her brilliantly colored dress drew attention away from her expressive eyes. I solved this problem by converting the image to black and white, giving the eyes prominence.