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Loose Change

            Came upon this miniature angel yesterday as I wandered about the village cemetery. Yet another figurine left in tribute by a loved one on the grave of a family member. I'm drawn to these tiny memorials as if by gravitational pull. It's no longer even a conscious decision really. My thoughts are often scattered like loose change dropped on a bureau. Sometimes my mind goes to the figurine; other times the person's name; most often it's simply how the totality of the scene makes me feel. Here I was caught up in the contemplative sadness imbued in this tiny face, no more than an inch across. I love capturing macro focus views of things that were never intended to be examined so closely. It brings me in tune with a reality that is not discernible to most passers-by. Here I found a microcosm of despair. The only hint of brightness a mid-winter sky. Even that an illusion of sorts as it's nothing more than a reflection of color across the face of the inky blackness of a cold marble gravestone.
   

Taken on: January 9, 2023

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Groups appears in: • Graves, Tombs And Cemeteries • Gargoyles, Grotesques And Angels more » • ~*~Atmosphere~*~ • Mordus de photos • Shadows and Moods « less

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro, f/2.2, 1/1715 sec, 2.2mm, ISO 50 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Aperture:	f/2.2
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1715)
Focal Length:	2.2mm
ISO:	50
Exposure Bias:	-0.335 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 23.2 (Macintosh)
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