The word “present” is a verb, a noun and an adjective. To present /prɪˋzɛnt/ something is to make a gift of it; as a noun, present /ˋprɛznt/ means the object given. The verb can also be used to mean “to make available,” or “to make readily accessible,” as in, to present a play or a movie, or even, when something becomes apparent, like a problem or an idea can present itself. As an adjective, present /ˋprɛznt/ means to exist in a given place at a given time, so, “there are three people present in the room,” or, “present company excluded,” at such times as you want to absolve a person or persons present from blame or involvement.
Sometimes a scene presents itself: a gift for the photographer, unintentionally given, but gratefully received. The photographer does not seek it out, it is just there. It is present.
Here, in a small, unassuming restaurant and to my right, a scene of red lanterns among the greenery of two trees, seen through frosted glass, presented itself. It’s a simple composition with a limited number of colors. The pink lotus in the bottom left corner initiates a diagonal moving up and to the right, taking in the greens and reds and the blacks of the calligraphy.
Present一字,可作動詞、名詞,也可作形容詞。To present 某物指的是把它當禮物送人;作名詞時,present是禮物。作為動詞,它意指「使其可被利用」或「使其可被獲取」,例如上演一齣戲或電影(to present a play or movie),甚或可指某事物變得明顯,例如一個問題或想法的浮現(a problem or idea presents itself)。作形容詞用時,present指在某個特定的時間於某處在場,例如可說「房裡有三個人在」(there are three people present in the room),或「不包括在場的人」(present company excluded),後者可用於使某人免責或不受牽連。
有時一個場景會自行出現在攝影師的面前,彷彿一份贈禮,雖是不經意的給予,但攝影師滿懷感激地收下。攝影師並未刻意尋找,但是攝影題材就在那裡。它就存在著。
在這不起眼的小餐廳裡,在我右邊,兩棵樹的綠葉間掛著紅燈籠,透過毛玻璃呈現出來。這是個顏色不多的簡單構圖。由左下角的粉紅色蓮花起始斜向右上方的對角線,帶入紅色和綠色,以及書法的黑色。
(台北時報編譯林)
Johann says
Now that’s a purdy page!
carylon says
oh, why, thank you, it is