Mirrored Prayer Candles in Catania Shrine in beside a prayer wheel corridor in Catania

Mirrored Prayer Candles in Catania Shrine

by Tom Frederick

Late afternoon light enters from a north window, falling across a corridor lined with prayer wheels in Catania. Inside a stone shrine, a dense cluster of mirrored candles reflects the soft glow into dozens of sharp points of amber and gold. Rough-hewn limestone walls flank the arrangement, their gray textures resting against the polished metallic sheen of the candle holders. Shadows stretch long and cool across the floor tiles, revealing the depth of the narrow passage. Each reflection bounces off the curved metal of adjacent wheels, creating a rhythmic pattern of light along the wall. A faint, cool blue tint from the window glass touches the upper edges of the stone arch, at the base of the warm candlelight. At the edge, an elongated reflection of a flame slides down the vertical curve of a brass wheel.

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Camera Hasselblad X2D 100C*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Hasselblad X2D 100C photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 80mm
Aperture f/1.7
Shutter Speed 1/4000
ISO 800
Film camera-default color science
Location beside a prayer wheel corridor in Catania
Date 2022-09-05
Credit VEETER
Coordinates 37.4326, 15.1849
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