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10-MAY-2012

Study in green, Vinales, Cuba, 2012

The late afternoon sun warms the green wall, chair, and plants on the porch of this small home, while also casting shadows that express the intensity of a photographer at work. The photographer is well out of the frame here, yet his shadowed profile suggests deep concentration. Meanwhile, the shadow of his camera and its dangling strap magically appears on the back of the chair just behind that profile. Nature plays its role on the opposite sides of the frame – tropical plants enter from the left, and the shadow of a tree enters the frame at right. The image also asks questions and demands answers from the viewer. What is this photographer photographing, and what may he be thinking about at the moment? Is it the play of shadows on the wall or floor? Is he photographing the relationship of the green wall and the yellow shutters? Are the chairs or plants his subject? We must wait to see his picture for such answers.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
1/400s f/4.5 at 8.5mm iso80 hide exif
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Date/Time10-May-2012 15:51:59
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ModelDMC-LX5
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length8.5 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/4.5
ISO Equivalent80
Exposure Bias-0.66
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Metering Modemulti spot (3)
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Exposure Programprogram (2)
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Phil Douglis27-May-2012 22:00
Well said, Carol. The shadowy photographer is our trip leader, Lorne Resnick. He has visited this town many times before, yet the late light on this vividly colored porch was probably a first for him as well as us. And yes, the story is complex -- if we did not know that this was a photographer at work, we would guess that this scene is a ghost story.
Carol E Sandgren27-May-2012 18:55
More fun with this shadow play! The shapes themselves are so pleasing but also tell a complicated story. I love this!
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