The illumination from a matrix of street lights leaves ghostly images. I would call them ‘after images’ but they persist. The ghost shadow that stands behind the darker one subtracts from the head of the figure in the foreground.
There is a light blue line that runs through the center of the body shadow. It is not immediately apparent that it is one face of the cement parking space divider. The top face is dark blue. Taken together, one can see the three-dimensional shape.
Light Headed
This is another of my Parking Lot Noir series, referring to the genre, Film Noir, the dark films of the 1940s and50s.
This one is very noir, the light, and that figure is ambiguous and yet I feel threatening or menacing. Just great.
Thank you, Claudia. You inspired the continuation of this series.
Wow, I am flattered to hear this, and glad, because I am really enjoying it. I’ve been thinking about noir movies since you started this, and also noir mysteries/thrillers (I read a lot in the mystery genre).
Glad to hear that, Claudia. My wife and I watch noir movies quite a bit. I’ve read some of the mysteries from which they originated. It’s nice to compare the book and the movie.
Yes, we do that, too. Or usually I read and then we watch. Noir has to be taken in small bites, I think, it’s the nature of the genre to focus on certain impressions, and I love the visual aspects.
Yes, I like the shadows, particularly.