Twee onbekende vrouwen bij een watermolen before 1902

Léonard Misonne snapped this photograph, Twee onbekende vrouwen bij een watermolen, at an unknown date. It's this hazy, almost dreamy blue that grabs me. It's not just a color; it's a whole mood, like looking at the world through a vintage filter, which I guess, technically, it is! The way the light catches the watermill and the figures creates this soft, ethereal quality. You can almost feel the mist and hear the gentle rush of the water. The figures are secondary, almost like ghosts, but they bring you back to earth. I’m reminded of Corot who also found a way of capturing light, except Misonne's using photography and Corot used paint. In the end, it's not about perfect clarity but about capturing a feeling, an atmosphere, leaving plenty of room for your imagination to wander.