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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Forty-Two: Adding meaning to scenic vistas > Sweeper, Might of Islam Mosque, Dehi, India, 2008
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18-MAR-2008

Sweeper, Might of Islam Mosque, Dehi, India, 2008

I shot from inside of the ruins of this mosque, India’s first, framing a vista of the courtyard within a doorway. The frame adds a sense of perspective to the vista, and intensifies the scale incongruity of the small sweeper working within a large space. The shadowy stone paving on the interior of the mosque adds further perspective by leading the eye to the frame.

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Phil Douglis04-May-2008 20:26
Thanks for pointing out the rhythmic repetition of the diagonal flow of light and the diagonal position of the broom, Tim. I never noticed that until now. I was intent on scale incongruity and framing for increased depth perspective. So much in our images can only be seen retrospectively. Such surprises can be unpleasant -- such as a distracting merger that somehow escaped our eye as we made a photo. But sometimes those surprises that come to our attention long after the picture has been made can be delightful, as in this case. Thanks for pointing it out.
Tim May04-May-2008 19:52
I notice the how the diagonal light in the doorway not only leads the eye, but echos the diagonal of the broom.
Phil Douglis21-Apr-2008 19:32
In Kerala, they swept streets as well as monuments ( see my other sweepers at Cochin --http://www.pbase.com/pnd1/image/95788821 ) I think both of your sweepers are extremely expressive, Mo.
monique jansen21-Apr-2008 11:32
There is a lot of sweeping going on in the monuments of India indeed. Remember mine:
http://www.pbase.com/trevvelbug/image/70641242
http://www.pbase.com/trevvelbug/image/70641202
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