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19-JUL-2011

The beach, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona, 2011

This beach is part of a work of public art in the Phoenix Convention Center. It is an incongruous work in itself, since the beach is set in a desert environment with no water in sight. Among the beachgoers is a fellow wearing flippers who is incongruously half buried headfirst in sand. Behind the beach, an escalator carries convention visitors from floor to floor. In this image, a conventioneer adds still another incongruous touch as juxtaposition to the work of beach-art. I link him to the beach scene by emphasizing his illuminated hand, which is aimed directly at the hand of the beach figure in the foreground.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
1/60s f/2.0 at 5.1mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time19-Jul-2011 10:32:05
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-LX5
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length5.1 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/2
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
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Exposure Programprogram (2)
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Phil Douglis10-Aug-2011 23:50
Clothing (or the lack of it) always tell a story. The contrast here is profound. The man in the red jacket will not go near the water any time soon.
Tim May10-Aug-2011 21:54
I love the incongruity here - these statues are virtually clothe-less while the man in red is hyper clothed.
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