Prompt
· English
Extreme close-up on one small detail, everything else falling away out of focus, focusing on the hands of a 59-year-old man of Central American descent sitting alone at a bar counter in a closed restaurant. He is one eyebrow raised high in disbelief, the mouth twisted, polishing a glass with a cloth while looking at the empty tables. The man has deep espresso-brown skin, a curvy figure, average height, and an angular face with hollow cheeks, deep blue eyes, and thin fine eyebrows. He has several small piercings along one ear, large loose curls, ear-length dark brown hair cut into a choppy pixie, and a thick moustache. He wears an olive bomber jacket over a black T-shirt and grey jeans. A check tray with leftover napkins is on the counter. A neon sign buzzes outside the window. Dust settles in the dim light. The shot uses a fisheye lens very close, the edges of the frame bending. Light from a few candles provides a warm flicker on the nearest surfaces and darkness behind. A rhythm of similar shapes repeats at regular intervals across the frame. Shot on a macro lens with a medium format camera, with high contrast, visible dust particles, and distorted perspective.
