Vermeer Coffee Break - a photo on Flickriver

            Anyone familiar with the paintings of the great Dutch master Johanness Vermeer will recognise many of his themes and memes in this (unplanned) shot -- a woman caught in a static pose of mental pre-occupation, windows and window lighting, tables, backs of chairs, floors, textile coverings, drinking and pouring vessels, mirrors, pictures on walls...

A major difference is that, while there is convincing evidence that Vermeer used a camera obscura to help him, this took me 1/50 of a second plus a few minutes of post-process tinkering, whereas Vermeer produced his images at less than one per year.  Also, although his studio was north facing, as this room is, it was in the opposite hemisphere -- Vermeer never had such strong direct sunlight.  Other differences are that his lighting was almost invariably from the left and there was no additional electric lamp, that his subjects were younger, and that there were no iPhones in his works (as far as I can recall)...

Taken on: July 18, 2022

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Camera: Apple iPhone 8 Plus, f/2.8, 1/50 sec, 6.6mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.02 sec (1/50)
Focal Length:	6.6mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	15.5
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