What makes a landscape give you the effect of "being there"? When I look at a lot of landscape paintings/photos I feel like I am looking AT a picture, rather than being in it regardless of the fact that I have it on full size view filling up my whole monitor. One of Stålenhag's strengths in my opinion is that he often achieves the effect of being immersed in his painting. Is it as simple as the fact that he often has the viewpoint rather low on the horizon and shows a lot of ground?
>>2408671
Link to the full size image if you can't be arsed to download it:
http://www.simonstalenhag.se/bilderbig/summerlove2_1920.jpg
>>2408671
>Is it as simple as the fact that he often has the viewpoint rather low on the horizon and shows a lot of ground?
Yeah, pretty much. It's a fairly easy concept to understand if you think of yourself as the cameraman taking the shot and the horizon line is your own eye level. In this image, you are standing right behind those 2 people. If the horizon line was even lower, it would seem like you fell down or dropped the camera or something, which would give the composition an even more dramatic feeling and a bigger sense of urgency, like they are fleeing from something and you are being left behind.
If the eyelevel was very high, it would be the exact opposite, you are observing the scene from a safe distance from inside a helicopter. That type of shot is often used for establishing shots, but it lacks any sense of danger or direct involvement.
>>2408693
man I love /ic/
thanks
