Bridal Veil - a photo on Flickriver

Bridal Veil

            Castoff yard sale doll appears lost in despair as it contemplates an uncertain future. In my mind it's a poor bride living out its final days, still dressed in the tattered remnants of the happiest day of its life. All of that a distant memory in a world that left it behind. My memory often fails, but is still able to spin fanciful backstories for inanimate objects. Abandoned dolls fascinate me, both visually, but also in terms of the sadness that is often conveyed in their facial expressions. Could simply be the circumstances in which I find them, or the camera angles, or the sense of abject loneliness and neglect they engender. I'm sure this was once some little girl's pride and joy. Then she grew up and herself became a bride. The doll was left behind along with the girl's childhood. And now years later it surfaces before my lens for one final moment in the light.
   

Taken on: May 21, 2023

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Sets appears in: • Dolls • Statues, Figurines & Dolls

Groups appears in: • Conceptual photography • Cinematic Moments. more » • Abandoned Places and Things • Creepy Dolls • Mordus de photos • Artistic Doll Photography « less

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro, f/2.2, 1/350 sec, 2.2mm, ISO 40 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Lens:	iPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 2.22mm f/2.2
Aperture:	f/2.2
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/350)
Focal Length:	2.2mm
ISO:	40
Exposure Bias:	-0.335 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 23.2 (Macintosh)
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