Saturday
Oct182008
man & nature # 58 ~ hope springs eternal
Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 12:34PM 
A sign of things to come # 2 • click to embiggenWeekends on The Landscapist are normally quite quiet. I have learned that making weekend entries that call for a response of any kind is pretty much a lost cause.
Consequently, I have decided that on weekends I will post pictures that I have been meaning to post but, for one reason or another having nothing to do with their "artistic" merits, they have ended up un-posted. These pictures will be posted without any kind of involved commentary from me on the medium of photography.
What I hope might happen is that these "leftovers" might generate some comments on the pictures themselves.
Reader Comments (7)
Mark, my question is, are you AKA Mark Kurtz? I saw in the new Adirondack Life images by a Mark Kurtz, square negative style with vignetting. An impostor, a fan copying your style?
Of course I saw Aarons work, but just wondering.
Well I think you can forget the last question, I see on-line he is a photographer in Saranc Lake. Still looked like your style.
Charming picture. Like most of your man and nature work I rarely find your singles that great, but as a portfolio it is outstanding. What I find fascinating about this image is the comp. Very few would put the trees in the center instead of the house. Darn lucky with the fresh snowfall up on that peak in the background.
It's an intriguing picture. The snowy peak seems to glow unnaturally, given the light. Again, the natural light & colour is enhanced by the shadow detail. The trees so positioned seem to give the house a sense of seclusion.
The glowing road in the foreground makes me think that there is something or someone about to dramatically enter the scene - maybe i watch too many crumby movies.
I think the central positioning of the trees is an important decision. It's as if they are pointing up to the snow topped mountain top and leading the eye across the contrasting (to the snow and trees) middle distance. The house appears to be be intruding into the landscape and the picture. An excellent composition
Instead of asking that stupid question I should have commmented on the picture. As far as that goes I see the color and light again being important with the dark evergreen trees leading to the colorful leaves and the light of snow and clouds.
Aw c'mon, guys. That pic is not true (at least on my monitor). Can you really tell me that the detail was THAT dark in those central trees @ the moment it clicked, Mark?
Sincere regards, Jim Roelofs