learning how to see

photographs et cetera by yours truly -- my alt blog: @e-quazel

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hi! you can call me e. i'm a grad student studying how light works, and this is my blog where i post the art i make! mostly photographs, but probably other media as well every once in a while

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[Image description: A black and white photo of the inside of a used book store. Books are stacked haphazardly in towers up to 10 feet high, making the walkways very narrow and somewhat claustrophobic. At the back wall, there is a lamp hung from some cork board, and beneath that, a wooden ladder with yet more books stacked on its rungs, surrounded by framed prints. End ID.]

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Hey you! Tilt your phone :)

[Image description: A black and white panoramic photograph of a wide valley blanketed by a layer of stormy clouds. A massive wall of dust is flowing in from the left, in between the clouds and the ground. A few beams of sunlight are just visible in the dust, coming in at a very shallow angle. End ID.]

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[Image description: A black and white photo of the top of a skyscraper against an overcast sky. Five seagulls frame the top of the building in the shape of a shark's fin. End ID.]

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[Image description: An instant photograph of a colorful sunset with sweeping layers of orange cloud and a small patch of blue sky visible in between. There are silhouetted trees visible at the bottom of the frame, as well as a light pole and a power pole close together and positioned prominently in the center of the frame. Power lines stretch horizontally across the bottom of the image. Slight scratch marks are visible on the protective plastic. End ID.]

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[Image description: A color photograph of the corner of a white stucco house. Golden evening light is hitting portions of the front face of the house, while some parts are in bluish shadow. A green trash can sits on the sidewalk in front of the house, and a short chain link fence surrounds a small front yard of thin yellowish grass. The grass right next to the fence is taller than the rest of the yard and is catching the evening sun. End ID.]

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[Image description: A minimalist black and white photograph of a stucco building, taken from a low vantage point looking upward. The sky appears dark compared to the sunlit walls. The building is made of several blocks stacked on top of a main structure, which gives the photo a layered appearance. The tops of the walls are crowned and have a pyramidal ornaments on top of columns at the corners. End ID.]

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[Image description: A greyscale photograph detailing the corner of a white stucco building. The right face of the building is lit by bright sunlight but is mostly covered in a shadowed and sprawling cactus. Two small fishhook barrel cacti occupy the foreground. The left face of the building is in shadow and has a window set in it, balancing out the visual weight of the photograph. However, there is still some reflected light hitting the wall from another building out of frame. End ID.]

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[Image description: A greyscale photograph detailing the façade of a cathedral. A portion of the wooden front door is visible on the left, framed by intricately engraved stone. The photo is split in half by a column with helical engraving that looks similar to a huge rope. On the right, the façade is made of simple stone blocks. A wrought iron sconce holds a glass shroud that looks like it was designed to shield a gas flame from the wind, but instead, it contains a standard compact fluorescent bulb. End ID.]

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[Image description: A grayscale geometrical photograph of the top of a tall concrete building, looking at its corner. The very top is wider than the rest of the building and is made in two layers with an inset portion in between. The layers are connected with vertical concrete slats that continue down the rest of the structure, curving inward below the lower layer. Sunlight is hitting the left face of the building, but the right face is in shadow. End ID.]