The Road Not Taken

Morning mist obscures the farm buildings and trees at the end of the road, creating a sense of mystery in the low winter light. A lone, bare tree... more

by Liz Alderdice

Title

The Road Not Taken

Artist

Liz Alderdice

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

Morning mist obscures the farm buildings and trees at the end of the road, creating a sense of mystery in the low winter light. A lone, bare tree breaks up the spreading rural landscape and even the fence posts seem to have significance in this image which is so typical of this part of Aberdeenshire.
A textured layer has been added to accentuate a vintage, antique feel which suits the mood of the image.
The title comes from the beautiful poem by Robert Frost.

The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost

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March 27th, 2013