Reality is Overrated

This is a picture of a lecture hall at my work. It really looks very little like this. The effect is just a result of the lens (which flared a little and lost some contrast), the film (which is exaggerating the texture a little) and most importantly, the light. Lighting is the single most important element in any photograph and the challenge of the landscape photographer is that God is in charge of the lights.

Sometimes a photograph is striking because it looks so real. Sometimes, like this, because it doesn't.