It's interesting, Bob. I go out on that river in the morning and I'm dazzled by the beauty I see, but you really have to think about it in order to capture even a small part of it. It's not street; it's not wabi sabi; it's not landscape. It's unique. And even though I dislike the heat and humidity of the oncoming summer, there's something about the summer light that grabs me and gives me a shake.
Interesting exercise, Russ.
In the part of Europa where I live, the light is not always our best friend, overcast sky, dull and very flat light, and when it gets sunny, only early morning and late afternoon delivers the so much appreciated light. Between these moments, the light is hard en colors washed out. Pollution playing a not unimportant role in the character of the light.
I dramatically changed my way of viewing to this situation and changed the way how I photograph. Now I love the things as they are, not as I was hoping they looked like.And here is the challenge for me, and I think I recognize this in your exercise, How to create a interesting photograph with given restrictions. Key (for me) is to accept the fact a picture is not necessarily beautiful. If the light is not beautiful, the picture will not bring up beautiful light. (Photoshop manipulation excluded) The latter doesn't mean the image cannot be smashing good and overwhelming interesting.
Egglestones visual language had I massive impact on my view on the world.
The camerawork of the Austrian cineast Ulrich Seidl made me look different to the common subjects
The content of the image, the emotional (or lack of it) impact, became more important over the purely visual impact
This openend a new photographic experience to me.`Ì wish you the same!!!
Ivo