Sunday 17 June 2012

Diagonals

Take four photographs using diagonals strongly:


Strong diagonal in this shot with the composition such that the bungee rope reaches opposite corners of the frame.  This is though contrived.









Diagonal lines here implied by the perspective of the train waiting on the platform with the vanishing point the small opening of the end of the platform.









Diagonal line here in the actual structure of the ramp and railing in Brighton.  Diagonal motion is also implied by the couple walking down the ramp.









Diagonal lines in the landscape, both in the shape of the mountain side (Skiddaw in Cumbria) and the gullies, and the way in which the slate scree falls down the slope with the grassy patches growing in between.








In black and white, the lines of the bungee rope are clear, but the image is dull compared to the colour one, without the vibrant blue of the sky.







The train platform retains the diagonal lines on conversion to black and white, and the role of the light and reflection in this photo is stronger without the distraction of colour.
In the Brighton shot, the diagonal lines are also clear, but the image lacks the vibrancy of the colour shot.

Surprisingly, the diagonal lines are retained in this photo; I thought they may be lost once the colours of the slate and grass where execluded, but they remain present.  I like the black and white conversion here - it provides more texture than the colour image.

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