Saturday, March 12, 2011

SILHOUETTE ON THE SHADE

This silhouette is not really an ombre chinoise,  but it does make me think of the charming French term for hand shadows.


For a short but entertaining video of ombres chinoises, click here.
Vocabulary
silhouetter: to outline
ombres chinoises: shadow graph; shadow show or pantomime
une ombre: shadow
ombrer: to shade
un store: a window shade

Text & photo ©2011 P.B. Lecron

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