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08-FEB-2013

Alterations, Coral Gables, Florida, 2013

I made this image through the open window of a car, while stopped at a red light. Street advertising is often a staple of street photography. How stores and businesses attract customers is a function of the street itself. This image juxtaposes the advertising of two different businesses at this Coral Gables street corner. The huge alterations sign (spelled as “alteraciones” in Spanish) dominates the scene, and its diagonal thrust is also repeated in the window of the neighboring business that could be a barbershop. However the most colorful point in the image will draw the most interest – the mannequin wearing the red dress and yellow wig leans to the right, while the sign behind it leans to the left. The vivid red primary color repeats across the image, appearing in the dress, the signage, and in the neon sign at left.

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