Frank, I didn't take the bleak landscape you're referring to. My PUG shot was entirely different. I can understand the mixup.
My post was the result of an association between the picture you commented on and an idea I've been evolving. I'm getting interested in soft, unscreaming, even boring (at first glance) pictures that wear well with time as opposed to having a kind of Intensity Shock Value. And I'm looking now, often, for precisely such shots.
I believe, if one specialized in such, one might, for example, hook up with Interior Decorators to supply "tasteful, understated wall hangings" in color. B&W photography typically wears better than color on the wall, at least for me, and I think my approach might help rectify that.
Just an idea I'm kicking around.
frank theriault wrote:
Lon,
I think you chose the appropriate film for the day. It was a grey day. The colours would have been muted to the naked eye. Your shot reflects that.
By "bleak", I was not refering to the colours, but rather the overall mood (which you captured quite well, BTW).
I was just in a weird mood last night. And, your photo brought back memories of coming home as a kid, freezing cold, soaked to the skin, after trying to walk across such a field (short cut), and slipping on the ice under the huge water puddle.
So, I'm afraid those several bad experiences rather coloured my objectivity as regards your shot.
cheers, frank
