I took this photo while on a hike with my husband and our dogs. Brandon, my husband, and Sam, one of my dogs, was up ahead of me and the light as they walked under this archway of branches was majestic! The branches perfectly framed them and I made them stop so I could take a picture. The darkness on top and bottom that is contrasted by the brightness in the middle draws me in. It makes me feel a yearning to follow this path and step into whatever may lie ahead - perhaps a secret garden or another world! It is like a portal into something wonderful and beautiful. I love the idea of facilitating this in a piece; having the audience feel that sense of being where they are, then seeing something lying ahead and then taking those first few steps that lead them into another world.
I love this .... especially Sam looking back concertedly! Amazing ... what a beautiful display of light and framing. The surroundings are so dense and textural and the light is perfectly geometric.
ReplyDeleteAre you in Narnia or stepping through to Narnia? That was the first thing I thought of when I read your title in connection with the photo :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely stepping through to Narnia! They are already there welcoming me in :-)
DeleteIt is amazing how perfect composition can be in nature - we try so hard in light, in scenery, mixing in costumes and of course direction and choreography but then nature steps in and does it perfectly
ReplyDeletevery nice image and analysis