The title of the post only sounds metaphysical, although in fact it is physics without the prefix meta. It's all the fault of the telephoto lens, which I've started shooting very often with lately. With the help of its optical properties, it literally compresses space, superimposing some plans on others.
It turns out that a street with a bridge more than a kilometer long turns into a space of several tens of meters.
That is, in the photo it seems that from one object to another there are only a few meters, although in fact the difference can be measured in kilometers.
If when shooting with a telephoto lens, plans are pressed, then this does not mean that they should not be!
In cloudy weather, photographic techniques are noticeably different from photographing on a sunny day.
You can't shoot light spots and color in such grayness.
Then you need to convey the atmosphere and haze.
Again, about the color: if everything around is gray, this does not mean that you need to give a damn about the color - you need to look for it, like in any other conditions!
Yes, the colors will be muted, but they will still work for the viewer.
If there is haze in the atmosphere, then a prerequisite will be the use of a more contrasting foreground and a barely noticeable background in the frame.
Thus, the volume will be transferred.
If you are shooting graphics, then on the contrary, you can exclude the foreground and make the entire frame soft and smoky.
It remains only to try this type of shooting at night.
An interesting version of the metaphysics of courtyard spaces will probably turn out.
Although, it seems to me, the metaphysical sensations from visiting a place will be impossible to convey with the help of a telephoto lens, because you need a presence in a specific place, and not observation of it from afar.
Therefore, photography is likely to come from the mind, not from the soul.
Well, let it not prevent me and others from enjoying the result!