I like your explanations, Steve! Funny! Cheers, Christine
On Jan 23, 2013, at 3:14 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote: > on 2013-01-23 10:31 Igor Roshchin wrote >> I just looked over the first few pages of the most popular photos on >> 500px.com: >> http://500px.com/popular >> Almost all of them (if not all) have saturated colors (or high-contrast >> B&W) > > that's a good observation > > >> I am sure psychologists wrote papers and books on this topic, I didn't >> even try to google it, but I suspect the reason is simple: bright colors >> are easier for "consumption", the same way as sweet foods/drinks >> attract attention of adults and especially kids. In a similar way, >> many people start drinking wines by liking the sweet ones. > > one explanation is we are so overstimulated that everything competes for our > attention > > * in beer, over-hopped "imperial IPA" with 9-10% alcohol is the current rage > > * on TV, "reality" shows are packed with outrageous behavior, humiliation and > extreme emotional states > > * porn sets the sexual standard for today's youth > > * giant lips, breasts, and even buttocks are sought after > > * Facebook drives the words "friend" and "like" into increasing > meaninglessness > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
