photology 16

[dan501]

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[eain]

Yes, the mojo works on me, and quite a lot.

For me, it is the contrast between the pink of the clouds, the blue of the sky, and the almost black of the trees and lamps, and then, like a cherry on a sundae, the yellow of the light.

[dan501]

thank you.
good point. it is relatively cherryish. subconciously, all boys want a cherry. (and a sundae, I suppose).

[yiskah]

The colours do it for me - and I think the clouds look like a face (with the light as the nose).

[dan501]

yeaah the colors are the more obvious one. but your face observation is much more revealing. good call.

[dan501]

good observation. I just saw the crucifiction when you mentioned that.
and, immediately thereafter, I saw the burning man icon.
thank you.

[kicking_k]

I think it's the big, soaring sky (I like big sky) and the zing of the pink and purple clouds against the blue. And the contrast of the silhouetted landscape with the bright colours.

[dan501]

wyoming is interesting that way. I've been on a boat in the middle of the ocean with no land to be seen, and yet the sky looked bigger to me in wyoming. don't know if that's because it's called the big sky state and I was influenced.

yeah - the silhouetted black trees work well against the zingy sky.
thanks

[jesuispeure]

It's definitely the high contrastiness of the whole thing plus the leading lines of the clouds. And yellow lights aren't often photographed anyhow, so it's like a, ooh, yellow light, step on the gas, collective unconcious thing. Besides, photography rules are more like guidelines...

[dan501]

oh I'm well aware of the rules are guidelines dogma. but I've also found the rules to be rules for a reason - they're generally pretty good. I mean, not like anybody got on the cover of vogue by simply following rules..

I guess you're right and yellow lights aren't often photographed. though they should be - a yellow traffic light evokes a visceral reaction from anybody used to driving in the states.

astute points. thank you.