Okay... against my better judgement...(posted 8612 days ago)Yes, the motif is classical: young girl on rock at water's edge, woodsey, isolated setting, leg extended suggesting impending bath, voyeristic point of view, softly filtered deep woods light. Contrary to classic motif, this young girl is fully clothed and the light is soooo hard, she seems to have a black hole for a shadow, and her facial expression is one of skepticism and recoil, as opposed to innocent, naive anticipation. A cute translation is available, but the light is just too hard for the subject and her expression invokes concern that she might be swept away by frigid waters (her concern and mine).
And as a last, wet blanket observation... it's too big to fit on my 17" monitor, even at "full screen". Okay, I'm done whining (sorry, Tony)... t