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12-OCT-2008

Signage, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008

The logo of the Union Pacific Railroad dominates this image. It identifies Salt Lake City’s old union depot. I made this photograph from several blocks away, which enables me to add traffic lights, directional signage, block numbers, traffic warnings, and even a reference to the Winter Olympics, which were held in Salt Lake City in 2002. My 400mm telephoto zoom compresses distance here, flattening all of these signs into a single plane, even though some of them may be blocks apart.

Leica V-Lux 1
1/500s f/8.0 at 88.8mm iso100 full exif

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Phil Douglis19-Oct-2008 19:19
I saw that incongruity as well, Carol. That's what happens when you use a long lens to compress distant layers of subject matter.
Carol E Sandgren19-Oct-2008 18:51
I see this as another fun incongruous image, Phil. The sign to the right demands no blocking, and yet, all the other signs that appear here do just that!
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