house at dusk III - a photo on Flickriver

house at dusk III

            houses at dusk is a small series of photos that portray homes in the transitional phase from day to night. i find this to be a particularly interesting time of day, when artificial lights begin to takeover the duties of the sun, albeit in very localized fashion. i have also always felt an uneasiness about dusk, an uncertainty about the onset of darkness, that i think these photos capture. 

i alternate between feeling like the lights inside the homes are beacons for others to find their way through the darkness, or they're proof of life inside. either way, to me they seem to anticipate the worst. but then again, one could consider the single family homes an incarnation of anticipating the worst, whether the worst is coming from nature or our fellow humans. 

homes are built on the assumption that you need to be safeguarded from the world which you inhabit. and within the safety of your walls you can create almost whatever reality you choose for yourself. maybe these lights are our only glimpse into the reality-making of our neighbors, a reality which in every case must be seen.

Taken on: February 6, 2024

Tags:

low light

Boston

Street photography

street

lumix

lumix gx1

Sony alpha

Sony mirrorless

Sonnar 55/1.8 ZA

lumix 20mm f/1.7

light

darkness

new england

night « less

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