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So, I found this strip of warning icons on a piece of equipment the other day. Of course, I peeled it off to put it in a scrapbook. But the point I want to get to is, are these two symbols meant to warn us of people who read over our shoulders? Or is it an encouragement to let others read along with us? You can tell they are practicing social distancing: the book holder must be so far away we can see most of the body, but the other reader is so close to us all we see is a head.
We're Here! with photos of reading.
Reading Class. Chapter 1. One of the beauties of cheapskate film photography, over Canikon consumer photography, is that although we don't have oodles of glossy magazines dedicated to our style of photography in the newsagents, we can buy incredible cheap film photography books at car boots, and charity shops.
As I was meandering through the Markets of Trajan (Forum Traiani) in Rome, looking for good angles and light, I came across this fellow. I liked the gesture and focus created by the light, shadows, and arch of bricks behind him. He was sketching, perhaps, or maybe reading.
Part of my experiments:)
Cropped image with cross film processed effect using Corel Paintshop Photo.
Cross processing (sometimes abbreviated to Xpro) is the procedure of deliberately processing photographic film in a chemical solution intended for a different type of film.
The effect of cross processing has been well known since at least the early 60s.(Wiki)
a rickshaw driver in agra, taking a break.
not the greatest framing - shot from a moving vehicle in stop and go traffic.
A reader (customer/user) at the main issue counter in Plymouth's Central Library in the early 1960s.
This lady had lived through two world wars and looks immaculate with her neat hairstyle, dainty pink hat, white blouse fastened at the throat with a modest piece of jewellery, good tweed suit and white gloves.
There's more than a touch of Esma Cannon and Katie Johnson to her.
We shall not see their like again.