On one of my trips to Japan, I took a few random pictures of the sky while paying some respects to my grandfather's grave. To my surprise, the sun was just about setting inside the cloudy sky. The photo shows a cool effect of the dim sunlight mixed with the fluffy clouds to create a heavenly feeling. Something else that caught my attention was how the lighting caused the silhouette affect on the electrical post. For some odd reason, that specific electrical post is very distinct to me when I visit Japan, so seeing it so negative/black in the left hand side of the picture makes it stand out even more. The asymmetry of the picture plays an important role with the lighting of the picture because it shows a gradual light-dark movement (right-left).
The moment of taking this photograph is still amazingly vivid in my memory today because when i took this photo, it added to the respect we were paying our grandfather. It made it a day of warmth and made us feel that the sky was this certain color for this reason. I even remember my grandmother tearing up when she was kneeling and praying. This photo represents that day in Japan and when i look at it i undergo a "feeling" rather than "seeing."
This was a definite moment of when I noticed my appreciation for the natural light provided by the sun. This reminded me of the sky of the Greek gods...when i was in Japan...weird, haha.
That's a really sweet memory. I love how the sky looks so soft in your picture. The color & the texture looks very soft & serene.
ReplyDeletegreat ties from emotion to light and dark - your attention to detail is nice!
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