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15-DEC-2006

Olives and Lemons, Meknes, Morocco, 2006

Olives and lemons are part of almost every meal in Morocco. Here, they provide striking contrast in size and color in the Meknes market. I underexposed the colors to enrich them, and darken the shadows in the surrounding context. The light is coming from the side, giving the round olives and lemons a three-dimensional appearance. Red and yellow represent two of the three primary colors – I wonder if the grocers who arranged the display realized the visual power of this relationship?

Leica V-Lux 1
1/250s f/4.5 at 68.8mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time15-Dec-2006 05:02:28
MakeLeica
ModelV-LUX 1
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length68.8 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/4.5
ISO Equivalent100
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White Balance
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
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Exposure Programprogram (2)
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Phil Douglis08-Mar-2007 15:03
Your colorful description enriches my view of this image, Ceci -- I will never look at it again without thinking of reptiles, sweating, oil, and buxom. They are indeed layered, and I am glad your imagination has been moved to this degree.
Guest 08-Mar-2007 08:10
What a luciously arranged grouping of edibles, glistening like the hide of some large reptile, and seeming to sweat in the heat. It's not often one sees olives layered like this, and I suspect these fruits have been sprayed with a bit of oil to keep them moist, and to lure shoppers. A serene, enticing, almost buxom photograph, with lovely colors.
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