Week 9: Ah the rain...

Oh how rare the rain is in notoriously sunny Southern California. Though many LA/OC natives might stereotypically dislike the rain, I have always loved the feelings that come with cooler weather, particularly when my husband gets excited and joyously shouts "cuddle weather!!!," in a high-pitched voice while proceeding to stretch open his arms to come in for a squeeze. In this photo, though the depth-of-field blurs out the focus of the lights, I feel this "blurred out" look is often one that comes with rainy weather. Due to the rain clouds in the sky, the amount of light that is let through to earth is significantly more diffused than on a typical sunny day in Southern California, giving a more even distribution of light overall. The colors within the photo that stick out quite vividly are the grey in the sky in contrast to the red from the cars' headlights due, once again, to our eye's natural tendency to prefer cools in the background and warms in the foreground. Since I am particularly drawn to neutrals and "no color," what I am focusing on lately is asking myself what the tones are of the neutrals I am drawn to and what those tones evoke. So for example in this photo, I am noticing the grey tones are more of a blue-ish tone and for me, evoke a sense of solitude and cold.