What accounts for the appeal of a particular picture? I like this one because of the different colors and sources of light and the many textures; the way the smooth metal lamppost accents the irregularity of the illuminated tree. Above all, this picture captures something of what it’s like to be on an ordinary Chicago street at night, with its heterogeneous and inharmonious sights. Even the slightly skewed perspective is in keeping with what I actually perceive.
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Harley says
I like the light level in your photograph too. What particularly caught my eye was that the sky was still somewhat light in the way-background but dark as one gazed up.
Celia says
I like the grainy-grey colors of it.
And then the windows of the buildings on the left are more a light-blue and the building itself looks like a black accordion. . . .