Palembang Setsubun Dawn Bean Throwers in Shadow in at a festival street procession in Palembang

Palembang Setsubun Dawn Bean Throwers in Shadow

by Blake Valentine

Deep shadows cloak the participants of the Setsubun bean-throwing ceremony on a Palembang festival street, while a sharp rim light traces the contours of their faces and clothing against the pre-dawn sky. The cool season air is visible in the crisp outlines of the figures moving through the procession. A wooden frame within the view creates a window into the scene, isolating a thrower mid-motion as they launch dried beans. The light catches the texture of rough woven fabrics and the smooth, pale surface of the beans suspended in the air. Dark silhouettes stand against the soft, emerging gray of the horizon, their movements frozen in the quiet moment before the sun fully rises. The edge of the wooden frame cuts across the foreground, at the base of the action in a specific architectural detail.

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Setsubun Palembang bean throwing dawn festival street procession rim light Japanese culture
Camera Olympus OM-10*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Olympus OM-10 photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 55mm
Aperture f/3.5
Shutter Speed 1/60
ISO 50
Film Kodak Ektar 100 vibrancy
Location at a festival street procession in Palembang
Date 1980-06-06
Credit VEETER
Coordinates 3.0953, 104.7860
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