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Red Swing

January 23rd, 2012 by Markus

Red Swing

Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria

Tags: snow, winter

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8 Responses to “Red Swing”

  1. Earl says:
    2012/01/23 at 22:49

    It must be very recently fallen snow…no children’s footprints. I’d be surprised if it lasted long in this condition. :-)

  2. Markus says:
    2012/01/24 at 08:14

    Earl, indeed it didn’t last long – only three hours later the snowfall turned into rain and within a short period of time the new snow was gone, leaving only muddy grey and brownish-green where the image showed a beautiful white.

  3. John - Visual Notebook says:
    2012/01/24 at 17:08

    I love these photos from Germany (and other areas of Europe). I lived in Bad Kreuznach for three years (plus a few extra months) and have Zero photos to show for it (long story – bottom line, they’re gone) so anytime I see these types of images it’s like seeing an old friend.

    Thanks!

  4. John Linn says:
    2012/01/24 at 18:57

    Interesting how the dark red pops out of this near monochromatic image. I like it.

    • Markus says:
      2012/01/25 at 11:11

      John, I’ve often made the observation that an image that spontaneously speaks to me contains such a combination of monochromatism and a subdued primary color. I think that many of the landscapist’s images work along such a mechanism, too

  5. Juha Haataja says:
    2012/01/24 at 21:20

    The colors! (“… skin white as snow, lips red as blood, and hair black as ebony…”)

    • Markus says:
      2012/01/25 at 23:40

      These colors certainly have some archaic connotation, Juha. Sometimes I forget about this aspect of images and make brain-heavy detours trying to explain to myself why they work as they do.

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