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Looking Out, Held Still

From a commission for Kaethia_. I chose one frame because it holds what I look for: a face that is sharp and quiet against a city and sea that dissolve into warm and cool blur. She is near, the horizon is far, and the railing connects the two.

A woman with long dark wavy hair stands in profile on a balcony, forearms resting on the railing, gazing toward the sea. Palm trees, the coast and the water are softly blurred behind her in late golden light.

The wide aperture keeps only her profile sharp. Everything she is looking at stays out of focus, as if still to be decided. A small smile, and the light on her cheek, are why I took it.

Camera
Kaexa K1
Lens
Nikkor-S Auto 50mm f/1.4
Aperture
f/2
Shutter
1/4000
ISO
400
Film
Portra 400_
Format
35 mm
Roll and frame
Roll 1, frame 24
Place
Balcony of her apartment
Time taken
October 13, 2026, 6:30 PM
Light
sunny

Photograph: Antoine Florence_

Published on Kaethia_'s Life

A simulated photograph. Not a record of a real event or of real people.