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Interesting

By Phil Berry

Leica Q2 Mono; Summilux f/1.7 28mm ASPH lens; f/3.5; 1/50s; ISO 500

Taken at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.

Concrete walls can be very interesting, even hypnotic for some people.

The lady seems to be staring at the blank concrete wall; but she was actually reading the information plaque relating to the repetitious miniature city sculpture on the floor behind her.

What caught my interest was the vast textured concrete wall, the repetitious foreground, the lone visitor seemingly staring at the wall, all balanced against the deeply shadowed and contrast infused painting.

Don’s response

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