18 February 2010
Fog evokes many moods, mystery and danger among them. So long as I'm not driving, I like fog. It creates a calm stillness to the environment that I find peaceful.
The visual character of fog is also intriguing. The rapidly decreasing clarity with distance adds a strong third dimension to scenes that might otherwise appear flat in a photograph. The absence of shadow also raises new possibility and challenge for the photographer. Fog lends itself naturally to black & white photography.
These photos were snapped quickly as I arrived on campus this morning and walked from Sproul Plaza in the south toward the Engineering sector in the northeast. I found visual interest in the campus lights that ordinarily are on only at night. And these black and white photos of faces from our campus community take on a different look in the gray light, smiling out on the world and coming to life in their natural element.
1 comment:
Good observation regarding the strong 3rd dimension in these shots. The 1st picture could be a still from a Carol Reed movie in the late 40s or early 50s (Third Man; The Man Between; etc). It's a great atmospheric image that pulls the viewer deep into the scene!
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