Compound Eye Reflection in Santurce Market Hall

Dust motes hang suspended in the late afternoon light filtering through sheer curtains in the Santurce market hall. The extreme close-up reveals the intricate hexagonal facets of a compound eye, each lens acting as a tiny mirror. A faint, inverted reflection of the photographer appears in the upper curve of the eye, surrounded by the amber and brown tones of the insect's exoskeleton. Polished surfaces nearby catch small, sharp highlights from the soft window light. The turn of seasons is visible in the way the light slants low across the dusty floorboards. One facet catches a bright white glint against the darker, textured background of the eye's surface.