Haven van Nauplion before 1910

This photograph, Haven van Nauplion, was captured by Frédéric Boissonnas, and it's interesting to me because it feels so painterly. It's like looking at a tonalist painting but through the lens of a camera. The mood hangs heavy in the air, doesn't it? See how the light sort of bleeds into the water, blurring the line between the tangible and the ethereal. The masts of the ships reach up like charcoal strokes against a soft sky. It feels like he's not just recording a scene but trying to evoke a feeling. Look at how he uses these muted tones to create depth and atmosphere; the shadows are almost palpable. It's all suggestion, not statement. Maybe Whistler was an influence, or maybe it's just that artists, no matter their tools, often chase the same fleeting moments of beauty and melancholy.