Landscape, erotica, pornography.

It is easy to appreciate the beauty of nature in sunshine, but a finer sensibility is required in mist and rain. The colours of blooms and leaves can be more intense when seen from up close - whether because they do not have to compete with bright sunlight, or because plants are happier in the rain, I don't know. Landscape and sky are softer - appropriate subjects for the pale ink brush of Zen. There are parallels with the difference between erotica and pornography: misty landscapes, like erotica, work by hints and suggestions, while in sunshine, as in pornography, everything is revealed.