This image is from a site called Wallpaperbase.com, which, as the name might suggest, is a sight providing wallpaper for the computer.
So, happy theme.
Winter is a happy time – why? The shadows in this are how I know anything about the lighting – there’s nothing particularly special about the spots that aren’t shadowed over. Nonetheless, the juxtaposition of shadow to non-shadow highlights the snow. Somehow, I am more aware of the fact that the snow is totally undisturbed than I would be if the image were all in shadow or evenly lit. The effect is not solely responsible for the happy feeling of the photo, but largely facilitates it. It is rather that idea of undisturbed snow on a winter morning that is happy, and the lighting amplifies the image of undisturbed snow.
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