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06-NOV-2008

Bell Tower, Tunis, Tunisia, 2008

The center island dividing Tunis’ most elegant street, Avenue Bourguiba, comes to life at night below a series of lighted decorations leading to the bell tower that dominates the scene. Framing and layering the bell tower with these ornate illuminations, I create a rhythmic progression through the image that carries the eye from the top of the frame to the bottom, and then lifting it to the top again via the tower at the end of the road.

Leica V-Lux 1
1/50s f/3.6 at 41.7mm iso400 full exif

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Phil Douglis28-Nov-2008 23:41
I played with the idea of abstracting it further, but did not not like the results as much. The people at the bottom come as surprise, and provide important celebratory context.
Carol E Sandgren28-Nov-2008 23:05
Puzzling perspective! Had you cropped out the crowd at the bottom of the frame, the image would lose meaning and be nearly pure abstract. I like the "aha" effect as we discover the people at the bottom, at the last minute.
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