Visual Framing

 

For this particular blog we are going to compare and contrast the two images show to see exactly what kind of affinities and contrasts can be derived between the images.  For this comparison I want to focus primarily on the Line and Shape of the Images, the utilization and exploitation of the Rule of Thirds, as well as the use of Depth Cues out of the given list of topics.  In this case, first off, I want to touch on line and shape of the original image and why it drew me into reframing the image around the center.  First off the shape of the tree is interesting to note as the sides are made up of two curvilinear lines that are in vertical affinity with each other and curve inward somewhat so at a spot where they just even out to come out straight parallel to each other they are contrasted and intersected by the thick dark line in the image that crosses directly horizontally to them.  These are is more of a simple use of lines as well, and this is what really drew my eye to the center of the image here.  Secondly, and also fairly noticeable, is the exploitation of the rule of thirds in this photo.  The way the photographer set up the shot here also place the image I focused on not quite directly in the middle but just below the horizontal, bisecting line and places it in the bottom center box following the rule of thirds, thus bringing further focus to this particular spot.   Lastly I wanted to more quickly touch on some of the depth cues within this image as well, in particular on the photographer’s exploiting of the background in relation to the foreground.  What I mean here is how the photographer put the focus on the foreground and made it stand out a put more by getting the tree in the foreground so that it is shaded darker and illuminated by the background, which as well has been most notably blurred so that it fades more into the back and does not draw the eye as much as the tree that is in focus.  All these factors put together really played into my decision of reframing and the middle focus of my reframe.