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The Iowa Photo: Airport ink blot
Mar. 30, 2025 6:00 am
“I love photographing silhouettes and reflections. When I saw the opportunity to combine two of my loves into one photograph, I had to make the picture,” said Jim Slosiarek, visuals editor at The Gazette.
“I knew I wanted a low camera angle to accentuate the reflections off the polished flooring. It also cleaned up the background of some distracting elements behind the passengers. The flip-out screen on my camera helped me get the composition I wanted. In the past, I’d have to point the camera in the general direction, fire off a few frames and pray I got what I envisioned.
“I like the symmetry of the scene. It reminds me of a Rorschach ink blot test.”
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