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Most often when I connect with an image it sparks my imagination and calls to mind stories. Characters and scenes often emerge. Sometimes, the stories are my own and powerful memories are evoked. On other occasions, the events involve imaginary characters. Some pieces set me off to pondering questions. Another will color the air, fill a room with its distinct atmosphere, and wrap me in a mood that may linger for quite some time. As I worked on this piece, a certain type of tale kept creeping into my head.
I wonder. What stories are suggested to you by this one?
The bare trees and dark sky is a harsh landscape and no evidence of mankind is found. It's possibly a warning of what can happen if we don't take care of things today. It's a powerful image.
ReplyDeleteKen - I really like your story. None of mine had a lesson! This makes me so glad that I asked the question. Thank you for joining the fun.
ReplyDeleteA great idea for a post Anita. I suppose the tones and bare trees in this remind me of sadness. Perhaps it is losing a friend, or a yearning to be somewhere. A beautiful image nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteDesolation. Death. Loneliness. Cold. I had not thought of it as a warning to what we are doing to this land of ours but Ken is so right!
ReplyDeleteMark - I am glad you like the idea. I think I will try it again from time to time. It is most interesting to see what types of emotion and mood different viewers pick up and the stories they evoke.
ReplyDeleteMonte - I wonder how many ways you meant "cold". As in harsh, I wonder, or were you thinking temperature? To me, either is a very intersting take on this.
ReplyDeleteAll - I am enjoying this immensely, but don't want to mention my own reactions for a bit—just in case a few more people join the conversation. Thank you for playing along.
ReplyDeleteAnita, I see our fears, our regrets our sorrows...but I also see the promise of those mountains beyond. This less then clear view also makes me consider perhaps we don't always perceive things as they really are.
ReplyDeleteI do see the connection that Ken mentioned and that could easily be so, but to me it also strikes deeper.
I'll be interested to eventually hear your take on it.
Earl - I am delighted that you joined the discussion. Thank you. You bring up some vey interesting thoughts. For example, connecting the mountains to "promise".
ReplyDeleteFor me, the most fascinating aspect of the responses is the variety in the stories. Clearly, in this instance, every answer is the right one.
This is a wonderful image, I love your treatment of it, to get that lustre in the sky. Someone used to enjoy to stay where you stand, someone who loved the pale sun, which barely reaches over the mountain ridge. Someone who enjoyed most when the season came to an end.
ReplyDeleteOve - Thank you for taking time to add to this dialogue and for you kind comment on the image.
ReplyDeleteAs for your sharing of your story. How do you do it, Ove? You seem to effortlessly launch into poetry. What a marvelously personal way to talk about an image. I like that story.