This top photograph is the one I feel most successfully deals with my content. There is an eerie mood to the image because of the lack of people. The bold saturated colors make the houses seem on the one hand idyllic and on the other foreign and cold. The houses continue far into the distance with only small manicured shrubby breaking up the monotony. The pathway seems to hint at the presence of people whilst emphasizing their absence. The strange light in the foreground is the only unique element to the composition and adds to the surreal atmosphere whilst metaphorically symbolizing a longing for uniqueness, for a break in the monotony.
I struggled with this series of photographs because they were taken on a cloudy day. Once I compared them to my previous images, I realized they are far more successful with the saturated blue sky. So I decided to try different ways of manipulating the images in photoshop to achieve the same effect. I am really excited about the image below but I am wondering how this will fit into the series as a whole. It shows the same architectural style as the houses photographed last week but here it is still in the process of being built.
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