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Plate 65:  Lighting effects with the Black Castle, Part 1: high-angle view of the entire facade
(This plate added APR 2004)

The two photos below show a formation of toy soldiers passing in front of the Black Castle. The entire facade of the Black Castle is visible in the left-hand photo (the word facade, meaning the front of a building, derives from the Italian word faccia, meaning face). Observe how, in the right-hand photo, the facade becomes invisible when the overhead key light is switched off.

Although the displays in the two views are identical, the view on the left might suggest a festive holiday procession, while the view on the right might suggest a detachment of troops marching into battle at night. Here we see how lighting can "tell a story".
 
This photograph, at 1.2 megapixel resolution, was illuminated by a 100-watt overhead floodlamp key light and a 150-watt fill light This photograph, at 1.2 megapixel resolution, was illuminated only by a 150-watt fill light. The overhead key light was switched off
SUBJECT: A procession illuminated by key light and fill light

CAMERA:  Sony DSC-P92 Cyber-shot
MEDIA:  Sony MSA-64A Memory Stick at 1.2 megapixel resolution
FILE:  JPEG from Sony Image Transfer version 1.00.1015.01
EDITING:  Adobe Photoshop SUBJECT: A procession illuminated only by fill light

CAMERA:  Sony DSC-P92 Cyber-shot
MEDIA:  Sony MSA-64A Memory Stick at 1.2 megapixel resolution
FILE:  JPEG from Sony Image Transfer version 1.00.1015.01
EDITING:  Adobe Photoshop