Perspectives on Place - Introduction Where is the Landscape?

Reading Perspectives on Place as it is written by course author, and provides some practical and theoretical guidance on the subject.

Introduction: Where is the Landscape?

Important to know what we mean by the term 'landscape'. Ask most people and a distinctly rural answer is likely to be received. 

Mitchell describes 'landscape' more as a verb then a noun - 'to landscape' implies an intervention such as landscape gardening. Wonder what he would call a panoramic image of virgin mountain terrain? Surely that is landscape; perhaps more important to say landscape is not just natural scenery but the built environment. In a more artistic sense perhaps, Alexander continues:

"Landscape is not the land or the space or the topography, but rather the processes involved in its representation."

This implies a very subjective view of landscape.

The chapter concludes with some advice, notably not to be fazed by texts that emphasise 'mastery of technique' ahead 'theoretical and contextual discussions of the subject.' This chimes with my own thoughts about post processing: I wish to reflect a mood to the subject, and this can often be successful with post processing as this image of Penarth pier shows:

I added contrast and used black and white as I thought both add to the drama of the image. It was a windy day - the movement and noise attendant with that are not replicable in a still image so instead use a strong contrast. Contextually, it adds to the feeling of a structure combating the elements.