Contrast, Balance, Harmony

Contrast, Balance, Harmony

Namibian Desert

This Photograph was taken by Bernard Pieterse, a 16 year old boy in South Africa

Contrast

This Photo has amazing contrast.  The deep richness of the blue sky verses the almost white glare of the suns reflection on the lake bed.  It's amazing to me how the tree in the foreground seems to 'pop out' in all three of the contrasting backgrounds.  The starkness of the shadow on the ground contrasting the desert floor is also nice.  The silkiness of the sky against the rough dryness of the ground is a nice contrasting texture.

Balance

The framing of the image balances the blue sky with the ground.  The orange of the sand becomes the balance point that hold the image together.  

Harmony

The trees are harmoniously balanced in the thirds of the image.  Harmony is also created by the dead space in the sky and the dead space on the ground both being filled by the same tree.  One with the tree branches and the other in shadow.

My Visceral Response

Although the image is just from one angle, my visceral response to the image is being surrounded by the wall of sand.  I see this a giant bowl of sand surrounded by miles of dunes.  I can feel the dryness of the tree and the overwhelming heat from the sun.  Beauty and danger coming together.

(Other great examples of Contrast, Balance, Harmony)

Buffalo Race

Chan Kwok Hung in Hong Kong

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The Supreme Six 

Ed Conger a gathering of Bald Eagles in south Alaska

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