Photo Observation #2: Cold
Chuck Kennedy / White House/Sipa Press/NEWSCOM
http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Gardening/2009/1222/Coming-soon-a-Christmas-tree-that-won-t-shed-its-needles
THEME: Cold
DESCRIPTION: Although it isn’t true for everyone, there are few things that make me think of cold more than Christmas/the holiday season. I chose a picture of a lit tree from outside of a house because it employs the imagination and it uses a warm, inviting lighting to portray the opposite. The elaborately decorated tree and the fireplace in the background make it easy to imagine being curled up inside on Christmas Eve with a fire blazing and some hot cocoa. The subtle presence of the light reflecting from the windowpane and the detailing of the window tells a different story. Maybe family members are returning home to celebrate the holidays together and are unpacking their cars in the freezing cold, all the while seeing this inviting room. Maybe someone that has no choice but to work the holidays sees a sight like this as they sadly leave their family behind. Or maybe someone with no family, no home, no cozy, cheerful room waiting for them views the lit tree through the window with sadness and jealousy. In any case, the cold that the viewer is feeling is strongly emphasized by the knowledge that there is nothing but a pane of glass between them and warmth.
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