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09-DEC-2016

The horse and the carpet, Cochin, india, 2016

This wooden horse is displayed in the show window of a Cochin antique shop. I was fascinated by the flaking paint, colors, and detail that gives this horse its distressed character as an object of value. I also noticed that a colorful, richly detailed Indian rug was hanging directly behind the horse. Shooting through the glass show window, I was able to get both that rug and the horse into sharp focus. The background and foreground blend to create an incongruous illusion. This image seems to ask the question, “Is this a picture of a rug and a horse, or is it a picture of a rug containing a horse as part of its design?”

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX10
1/200s f/2.8 at 18.3mm iso125 hide exif
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Date/Time09-Dec-2016 22:21:09
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-LX10
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length18.3 mm
Exposure Time1/200 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent125
Exposure Bias-0.33
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Phil Douglis01-Jun-2017 23:49
A horse is a horse is a horse. (Except when a photographer can turn it into something else.)
'Thanks, Rose.
sunlightpix01-Jun-2017 04:58
Lovely! The amazing power of illusion. A horse is a horse, of course!
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