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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Sixty One: Signs as symbols > Peeling sign, Mission Beach, San Diego, California, 2010
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09-SEP-2010

Peeling sign, Mission Beach, San Diego, California, 2010

I noticed the peeling letter “A” in this sign, and built this image around it. I cropped the sign, retaining the word “The” and the middle four letters of the word “Boardwalk.” The letters, each of their colors cleverly stylized to symbolize the sea, surf, sand, and sun, become more incongruously expressive when seen out of context, as does the fact that the final letter is peeling away from its base, another incongruous touch that might speak of tight money and hard times.

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1/800s f/7.1 at 45.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time09-Sep-2010 10:33:28
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ModelDMC-GF1
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Focal Length45 mm
Exposure Time1/800 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.66
White Balance
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
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Exposure Programprogram (2)
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