This is a picture from National Geographic.
The theme is shadow.
This photo creates a truly amazing effect, because what you see in the image is not the camels themselves, but their shadows. While the camels appear small and unidentifiable since the picture is taken from directly above them, their shadows make perfect cut outs on the sand, the images larger than life and perfectly defined. This shows the ability of shadow not only to conceal, but to define a scene. Shadows are a reflection of life, often distorted by the angle of light, and lacking detail, they retain the essence of the things that create them.
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