Towards the Sun

[Barry]

Took this shot over the weekend, whilst out walking. It is part of the Sarn Helen track which passes very close to my house. I just like the way that the scene in front of me was lit up by the sun.



Nikon D700, f16, ISO200 1/60 to 1/2000sec, Sigma 12-24 at 19mm

[robmarshall]

I've just had an epiphany, but first the other stuff... I think this works better as BW as the colours are a little muted. I'm thinking the shot is not quite in focus as well?

And the epiphany... I just had this blinding realization that actually being out there in Mother Nature with the wind in the hair I don't have any more, and just the experience of being in nature just can't compare to a photograph of it - irrespective of who took it. The only really happy moments in my life (this is going to sound sad) have been in the great outdoors. Do we agree? Forgive me, perhaps I am just getting old...

[Barry]

I know what you mean about no photograph can reproduce just being there. I did think about B&W.

[The Wirefox]

The thing about actually being within the landscape is that there are far more things playing on the senses than what we see. I suppose the trick is to capture how we feel about the scene rather than what we see. that is why abstract/semi abstracts can often make the most memorable 'landscape' images. Some of your darker simple form mountain landcapes have that quality Rob.

Barry I like this shot because it does trigger memory of scents and cold feel of that time of day. In that respect it works far better than landcapes that do not incorporate a combination of prompts that act as memory triggers for the non-visual senses. That is one of the reasons why we shrug so many visually perfect landcapes off as non-events...they do not play on our senses and so fail to give the viewer the sensory kick

[katynoelle]

It does make a wonderful image in B&W. Jeroen and I were talking, a couple of months ago, about how surreal some images seem. Then, I realized that that's one thing that I like about (good?) photography in general - it's a set apart moment - frozen in time - removed one step - surreal. B&W heightens that feeling in a wonderful way. Perhaps, though, I'm simply saying that an image helps us see something in a fresh way. Well, we've heard that thought before?

I like Rob's B&W conversion which turns this shot into something like an interesting 'story'. The color version, though, connects me to the moment - more sensory cues.

Barry, mostly, I opened this up and got a whiff of fresh air, too - like the others seemed to feel. Thanks for sharing it. It's more hospitable than the chill to the bone air that I get when I go out the door, these days!

[Barry]

Cheers Steve and Katy, coming back to the image again, I'm think monochrome is taking over, I may have to go and have a play later.