Prompt
· English
Seen in a wall mirror at an angle, the mirror edge cutting the frame diagonally, is a miniature diorama of a lighthouse keeper's desk sitting on a wooden tabletop. The tiny desk holds a brass telescope, a crumpled letter with illegible scrawls, and a glass of tea, while model maker's brushes lie in the foreground. Dust particles catch the light inside the miniature room, and the wood grain of the tabletop base is clearly visible. The composition uses strict symmetry with the main figure on the centre line, shot with an 85mm lens from a few metres away, compressing the background into a soft blur. A projector beam casts light from the side, filling the air with floating dust and washing the scene with the colours of the projected image. Shot on 35mm film with a shallow depth of field, the image shows fine grain and a warm colour cast from the projector light.
