Wish I understood the tricks of photography better.
As in all things in life, how we view these two photos makes a difference.
The first shot, from above, shows a tomato on a platter. The details of the platter are more noticeable for some reason, and the colors are truer to life.
The second just seems to have more character. It seems to tell a story, reminds of a setting sun behind a red-sailed boat, in a fiery lake of shimmering water.
I hope everyone who watches my life is looking at the sunny, shimmering view, and not examining from above. . . .
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I could give you an artist’s analysis about the two shots, but you’ve done an emotional impact analysis and come to the same conclusion. Which confirms what an art instructor told me years ago: that all of us can “read” art because we respond emotionally to it. She had us do an exercise of drawing “emotions” in unlabeled squares and then posting them for the entire group. It was amazing to see the variety and yet we had no trouble telling “happy” from “fear” or “anger.”
Wow, Ruth, thanks for making me feel so smart with this great comment! 🙂
I’d love if you felt like emailing me the other analysis, though, if you find the time for it …
Oh, EVERYONE should go to Ruth’s and CLICK on her painting for Psalm 23! Great surprise there! 🙂
Wonderful interpretation. Thank you for sharing your insights!
Thanks so much for this kind comment, Amy, and WELCOME to Home’s Cool! 🙂
I love art. Love making it, photographing it, and trying to figure it out. I am totally, completely, an amateur, but love it still the same.
Hope you come back, sometime, and look around some more. 🙂