I was at the Art Gallery of Ontario on Saturday to visit the Turner, Monet and Whistler exhibit.
A couple of points hit me that are closely related to my style of photography, and in particular, large format photography.
I noticed that Turner and Monet in particular would paint the same scene many times. Each would be produced from the same perspective, but would reflect a different atmosphere. The impressionistic style would convey the differing senses of emotion as well as the dramatic colour schemes which were created by London's polluted atmosphere of the time.
I often find myself returning to a favorite haunt to make a photograph of a favorite subject. Sometimes I feel guilty about it, but now that I see that some of the 'great' painters do the same thing ....
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