Water, air, earth, fire. This photo is made out of the traditional four fundamental elements. The sunlight engraves on our retina an image of black being pushed back. Never can the black in a photo appear as profound as in contrast with blinding sunlight. It’s the light which reveals the black of the earth triangle on the river’s bank, the density of the cloud and the sky, the contrast which gives shape to the water’s surface. The vaporous cloud softens the sun’s fire, making it possible to see the contrasting white on black, shadow against light, mat on glossy.
Translated from the original French….
Feu Eau Air Terre
L’eau, l’air, la terre, le feu. Quatre éléments fondamentaux traditionnels composent cette photo. La lumière du soleil grave sur notre rétine une image sur laquelle le noir est repoussé.
Jamais le noir d’une photo ne peut apparaître si profond qu’en contraste avec l’éblouissement du soleil. C’est la lumière qui révèle le noir du triangle de terre de la berge du fleuve, la densité du nuage et du ciel, le contraste qui donne du relief à la surface de l’eau.
Le nuage vaporeux adoucit le feu du soleil, rendant perceptible un contrejour noir sur blanc, ombre contre lumière, mat sur brillant.
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