Mythic versus the Real 神話與真理

This is one of those great photos that happens almost by accident. We were about to rush out the door and I thought that the females 美女in the family looked so beautiful this evening (not that they don't usually look that way) that I should take a photo of them. Fortunately I didn't use flash, just high ISO. The afternoon light 下午的陽光was perfect. It comes streaming in from the background and almost seems to glorify their beauty and parody the mess in our living room 變成諷刺性的照片.

Another thing to notice though is the photo in the wall in the background. That is a real staged (faux) photo 全家福 done in Taiwan. People pay to try on different sets of costumes and take family portraits. If you look carefully, we almost look like a family of movie stars or perhaps influential people out of a "Who's Who" guide. I guess all of us like to pretend that for a while, to try on different costumes and roles. 真正的我們... The reality, and why I like this accidental staged photo best, is always quite different as the warm glow of afternoon light highlights us for the flawed people we are.