I couldn’t care less for what was there. Reality is overrated anyway. I am looking for “what else is there,” as per Minor White’s quote. I meant that the tonality is spot on for the intended purpose, which, in this case, is twofold: to create a particular feel and to fit within the blue theme. And yes, as Keith observed, I do like that particular hue and shade of blue for that particular feel the image evokes in me: solitude, desolation, longing, melancholy.
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I have an hour or so before I go for lunch, and so I was wondering what to say about your unsettling declaration, above. (I think quickly but type appallingly.)"
Of course, I quite agree with you; it's one reason why I automatically go for black/white: it's at least that first step into something else. But as you well know, that wasn't my point; anyway, as I indicated, it was just to have something to do, so writing filled that gap. It looks to me like you took it a bit seriously, for which I'm sorry - wasn't meant to be. Forget it.