Frozen Lightning Over Ikat Fabric in Saigon Market in at a market stall counter in Ho Chi Minh City

Frozen Lightning Over Ikat Fabric in Saigon Market

by Madeline Cordova

Pale dawn light slips across a wooden market counter in Ho Chi Minh City, illuminating a bolt of ikat-dyed fabric with its intricate, blurred geometric patterns in indigo and rust. The fabric rests on the shelf, its texture sharp against the wood grain. Above the stall, an impossible bolt of lightning freezes mid-strike, branching visibly across the interior sky in jagged white lines that illuminate the damp monsoon air. Corners of the stall hold the warm glow of settling lamplight, against the cool, electric blue of the frozen storm. The scene balances the concrete reality of the textile trade with a sudden, suspended electrical surge that defies the indoor setting. One crack of the lightning bolt reflects briefly on the wet counter surface.

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Camera Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 photos, grab one online.
Lens 17mm f/1.2 PRO
Focal Length 17mm
Aperture f/1.2
Shutter Speed 1/500
ISO 400
Film processed in Capture One
Location at a market stall counter in Ho Chi Minh City
Date 2014-09-05
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 10.8636, 106.5005
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