Dalia Herrera
Peter Gordon, "Elements Edge"
Pentax 67
The image I chose was shot by Peter Gordon, who considers himself a landscape and travel photographer. This photograph is part of a collection called Wild Garden that was taken in Upper Lake Glendalough, Wicklow, Ireland. The purpose of the collection was to record the mood and atmosphere of Ireland's nature. The reason I chose this photograph is because it made me feel calm and at ease. It has dark contrasts by the mountains and its shadows but it also has bright contrasts coming from the slight sunlight that throws shades of white onto the lake. Peter's intention was to make photographs that captured the mood of nature along with the reflection of those moods. It makes me feel calm and at ease because it shows the beauty of natures bright and dark contrasts, unlike a typical bright or dark photograph that only displays one emotion.
