bench in san fran

Week 4: I saw this photo right after I did my Picturization project.  A part of me wished I picked this photo.  Its dated for January 4th, 2014 in San Francisco.  If I were to have used this photo for my Picturization project, my two words would have been Dreary and Lonesome.  The dullness of the picture really spoke to me.  The colors are all very earthy browns, moss greens--even the sky and water aren't vibrant colors.  Never really stands out except the shadow of the bench.  That was one of the first things that pulled my eye.  The sun was shining from the back left side creating a shadow coming slightly diagonal right.  If I were to light this, I definitely use Channel 15.  I think that channel alone portrays the words dreary and lonesome.  It covers half of the face and creates a halo effect around the body with the shadow emulating the lonesome factor.  The dreariness may be accomplished by blurring the edges of softening up the edges of the light a little.  With such a sharp circle around the light it can portray other words not meant for the picture.  I really like this picture and am glad I found it after my project so I could like at it in a different light instead of just passing over it.