Light through paper
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Light coming through shoji is like the sound of waves: it’s always basically the same thing but it’s never actually the same thing. Meteorology, tides (or where the ecliptic is in the sky throughout the year in the case of sunlight), and the materials involved mean you never really hear or see the same thing twice.
The disposition of the doors — wide open in the morning, drawn a little closer but still admitting a breeze for an afternoon nap — also creates additional patterns as the translucency of the inner shoji catches the shadows and partially reveals the fretwork of the outer door.
Here’s a 1280 × 854 JPEG (136 KB, opens in new window) which you might be able to use as a desktop image should you be so inclined.
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Posted to Photographs • 2005.09.10 (Sat) • 19:19
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Posted by Richard 2005.09.10, 23:22
Beautiful.
Posted by Stephen W. 2005.09.11, 03:53
^ Agreed.
Posted by Keith Fox 2005.09.11, 14:02
This would make a beautiful desktop (hint, hint).
Posted by jh 2005.09.11, 14:25
Hint no more. Entry updated. Give me a shout if the size doesn’t work for you.
Posted by David Kaspar 2005.09.12, 18:37
Wonderful photo with great text.
It works very well as a wall paper!
Posted by tokyo goat 2005.09.16, 14:58
nice one. and yes indeed it does well as a desktop. cheers
Posted by Dmitriy 2005.12.09, 01:44
picture size is very small
Posted by Saha 2005.12.25, 22:52
The disposition of the doors wide open in the morning, drawn a little closer but still admitting a breeze for an afternoon nap also creates additional patterns as the translucency of the inner shoji catches the shadows and partially reveals the fretwork of the outer door.
Posted by Den 2005.12.27, 19:56
This would make a beautiful desktop (hint, hint). - Very interesting idea, completely her(its) support.
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