Big Sky, Big LakeCopyright 2009 Matt Mortensen
This is the type of photograph I can remember seeing on the walls of diners in Minnesota as a kid. I was always completed mesmerized by the big sky that seemed to be moving out of the frame enveloping the viewer. How such works of art were available for every Cracker Barrel and mom-and-pop roadside cafe was a complete mystery to me!
Twenty years later, as a trained scientist and self-taught photographer, I am still awed but can now create these scenes! The shot above is beautiful and compelling because of the principles of optics, geometry, symmetry and contrast. The same principles have been incorporated into art for thousands of years, whether the artist or patron knew it or not!
Twenty years later, as a trained scientist and self-taught photographer, I am still awed but can now create these scenes! The shot above is beautiful and compelling because of the principles of optics, geometry, symmetry and contrast. The same principles have been incorporated into art for thousands of years, whether the artist or patron knew it or not!
