Monday 28 December 2009

Project 17: Positioning a Point


I found it not totally straightforward to identify new images for this project. I had already taken some "point" images for project 16, however I came up with these three that include a single point. I also wanted to choose images where there was justification for the positioning, which I felt would be difficult in a very simple "point" image such as a balloon in the sky. This project should be cross referenced with project 16 where the positioning is discussed for the "duck" image (a pure single point) and is also apparent for the Robin too.

The only "pure" single point picture is that of the dog in the snow. The placement is obvious. There is sufficient room around the subject in the top left quadrant, and the direction faced by the dog (both body posture and eye line) justify the large empty space in the rest of the frame.



The lighthouse image was a bit of a disappointment as an overall image because of the flat sky & sea, however this actually increased the power of the lighthouse as a single point because there were no other features of interest in the image. The bright white of the lighthouse further enhances it as a "point".

The holly berry stands out as a point by virtue of its colour, shape and sharp focus against the background of leaves. An eccentric close to edge position could be justified because of the lead in lines of the holly leaves.

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