Salt-Crusted Dried Fish Merchant in Xining Dusk in near Xining

Salt-Crusted Dried Fish Merchant in Xining Dusk

by Andrea Willis

Late summer sodium-vapor light washes the weathered face of a dried-fish merchant standing near Xining. Deep wrinkles on the skin hold a thick layer of white salt crystals that catch the yellow glow. The eyes look forward with an attentive stillness, framed against a background of soft, out-of-focus city lights beginning to glow. Fine droplets of sea spray hang in the air, visible as tiny, suspended spheres that refract the street illumination. The rough texture of the skin contrasts with the smooth, metallic sheen of the salt deposits on the forehead and cheeks. A faint reflection of the orange street lamp glints in the corner of one eye, anchoring the figure in the humid, late summer air.

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Xining merchant salt crust dried fish sodium vapor light late summer weathered face Chinese market evening portrait
Camera Mamiya RZ67*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Mamiya RZ67 photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 250mm
Aperture f/5.6
Shutter Speed 1/250
ISO 3200
Film processed in DxO PhotoLab
Location near Xining
Date 1995-10-05
Credit VEETER
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