Landscapes

Heptonshire, backlit Yorkshire, 1978

I truly enjoyed Fay Godwin's exhibition called Land Revisited. The picture that was taken in Heptonshire gives of a feeling of hope, as if to say there's always going to be a new tomorrow. The way she captured the light just about touching the hills gives this picture a healing and rejuvenating effect. However, it also gives the landscape a mysterious air, as if to tell us that this landscape knows and has seen many secrets unfrold. It makes the land look old and you can almost see the history that was created upon it. The way the clouds were captured makesw it look like time is passing by ever so slowly which again emphasises the nostalgic feeling you get from it.

The first picture reminds me of a long, long journey. I like the way she angled to camera so that she could get as much of the path and landscape into the shot as possible because it makes it look never ending. Once again she has captured the light at a beautiful moment because it looks like the sun is lighting the way for whoever it is that is traveling on the path. You could say that this could be the path of life or the journey we must face during life since life is always filled with ups and down, rough and smooth patches.