Landscape Photograph

A quiet winter scenery with snow-covered trees, from Lappeenranta, Finland. When I saw this photo I was speechless. I've always loved landscape in pictures, especially black and white or snow. The photographer took this one so that the trees and the bank reflected in the water to make it look bigger than it is. The sky seems to blend in with the snow, being a pale ice blue. It's innovative to me because usually when I see a snow landscape in a photo, it usually has a bridge or is just full of trees. Nothing special, but this photo brings both land and water in a cold part of the world, and it flows naturally. Everything in this photo just seems to work together which is something every good photograph has to have.

19th C. Photography

I chose this certain piece done by Wilhelm Burge around 1869 while he was traveling through China and Japan. The Asian cultures have always attracted my attention and this photograph really stood out to me. I really love how he captured the two subjects sitting by the river talking to each other. It seems very peaceful to me. And I also liked the vantage point. Not only did he capture the farmers/villagers, but he also captured the beauty of the Japanese countryside.