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I was attracted to the painting “Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico” because the balance of dark and light was not what I would have expected.  When thinking about a nature picture the color that usually comes to mind is green.  However, the black sky with no clouds is what drew me into the picture.  The dark sky allows for other aspects of the photograph to have emphasis.  It is worth looking at because it provokes an emotion from the audience.  Just because there is a lack of color, does not mean that the picture is missing anything.  Although some may believe “A black and white photo framed and carefully shot by a master photographer, does not capture what is really in nature”, there are other aspects of nature that are often overlooked besides color that can be focused on with the elimination of color.  

The appearance of texture in the different aspects of the painting adds to the feeling of nature that has been captured.  It is easy to be distracted by color and not notice the different textures in a photograph.  It is possible to see that a mountain range is rough and rigid while the picture is still in color, but how closely are you really looking at it? 

The moon captures the sense of nature in this photograph .  This feeling of mystery is seen in the moon because it is so far off in the distance.  It is far from the town and thus seems unreachable by someone inhabiting the town.

Without color you can look at all other the elements of nature equally.  Since the moon is not brighter than other aspects of the picture it allows the viewer to notice that it is a vocal point, but then move one from there.  Your eye isn't constantly distracted by this one object that stands out.