Over the top, Matmata, Tunisia, 2008 by Phil Douglis

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14-NOV-2008

Over the top, Matmata, Tunisia, 2008

The compression effect of my long 400mm telephoto lens creates an incongruous juxtaposition by making it seem as if a tractor is somehow riding on top of these Matmata buildings. I saw the tractor gradually ascending the steep incline behind the buildings and waited for it to reach the right spot for this juxtaposition.

Leica V-Lux 1
1/800s f/8.0 at 88.8mm iso100 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	14-Nov-2008 09:05:22
Make	Leica
Model	V-LUX 1
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	88.8 mm
Exposure Time	1/800 sec
Aperture	f/8
ISO Equivalent	100
Exposure Bias	-0.66
White Balance
Metering Mode	center weighted (2)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	program (2)
Focus Distance

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Phil Douglis		29-Nov-2008 20:13
I thought a tractor on the roof looked like a toy as well. The image brings both scale and incongruous juxtaposition in play here.

Carol E Sandgren		29-Nov-2008 06:06
The scale of this image is distorted which gives it interest and element of fun. I at first thought this was a toy truck sitting upon a low wall.

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