Ah, this is the image. Yes, I like it a lot. It has a real moodiness, doesn't it?
And from a construction point of view, you can see from this shot just how
visually strong an image can become when it has dark objects against light
backgrounds or light objects against dark backgrounds (or even better yet, a
visual playing of BOTH light against dark and dark against light in one shot).
Moreover, it is also an example of the sort of image Edward Weston might have
used to illustrate his point when he said, "There is no time of the day (or year)
when sunlight is better, photographically speaking, than another. It may be better
for a certain subject, that is all. The light of high noon is just as important
as morning or evening light, almost every 'authority' to the contrary notwithstanding."
And I say this all, not that we might rest on our laurels, but rather that the
experience might burnt into our memory of the success which can come from deliberately
composing light against dark and dark against light, and likewise the rememberance
that sometimes even midday light may be the best light for certain subjects. This image
illustrates both those points and so a good memory to keep with us for any future
shooting.
