'Winter Shades of Sorrow'

This soft, mellow composition plays a game of sorrow on me. I cannot stop thinking of sad things, hidden in the soft fog covering the shadows of the past. They are trying to come back to life and take me back with them, make me vanish by forcing me to join their game. But, I don't like playing those games. They have a tendency to spiral out of control. A person can easily mistake a reality for an unreal feeling which only exists because we brought it upon ourselves by means of sad thoughts.

This is a very interesting black and white photograph. The only completely sharp element is the branch right in the middle. It's as if appearing from a different world, the one we are not aware of. The tonality, which is the key element of black and white stylization is well balanced, preserving the details on both sides of the scale while still using the grey with enough finesse. This is very visible in the top right corner. The greater area of this image is either blurred or naturally fogged, as you can clearly see.

Pretty much, an old school photograph. The steam coming from the sewer, as the second dominant element, does the lion share in creating the strangely diffused atmosphere. One is aware of the steam but still wonders why are some parts visible and some aren't? A beautiful play of visibility, diffusion and contrast. But, nonetheless, the image is sad. It is a sad, almost invisible day. Just like that tall barely visible chimney hidden in the fog. The vertical lines, the post and the tree, together with the chimney are nicely balancing the weight in the frame.

Winters can be like that. Balanced, but still sad.

Enjoy! :)

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