I took this photo yesterday when when I was walking to my car because it was a very foggy night. Although it doesn't translate well on camera, the fog was pretty intense and I couldn't see too far ahead of me unless there was a bright light ahead, like from a street lamp. I thought this picture that I took showed depth because of all the different layers it seems to have. In the foreground there weren't any lights nearby so the trees and bushes look very dark and it is hard to make out the details. Just past that, the next layer of the photo is revealed because of the lamps lighting the walkway. Here, we can see details of a fence and a clearer image of the foliage. Then, past the walkway is the third layer. Here, the fog creates a sense of endlessness, as the two trees in the back seem to disappear into the haze. The reddish sky accentuates the silhouettes just enough for them to be distinguishable to the eye and creates a nice background to tie together all the different layers.
Really nice image - it does not look quite real :) A great example of depth in nature and also how light can accentuate it.
ReplyDeleteDepth in lighting can be seen in many ways but most importantly is in composition, without a 3 dimensional environment and the use of varying foreground and background the eye cannot differentiate space. This can be clearly seen in a digital rendering that has not been lit, or in reality, in a room lit entirely with fluorescent light - the eye simple does not know where to look, so it can be tricked as to where depth truly exits.