Shortages affect people in a variety of ways. If there is a shortage of food many people can die from starvation. If the is a shortage of water (a drought) many people can not only die but no one will be able to bathe and the animals can suffer from dehydration. On the other hand, a surplus is entirely different.
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The second image, titled, “Nautilus, 1927” illustrates how a lack of texture enhances the illusion of an objects smooth surface on the two-dimensional print. Using rather flat lighting enhances the affect by filling in any local texture. This reduces contrast changes even more.