The reason for my choosing this image is primarily because of the railroad tracks. I like train and railroads, and though it took a second for my eye to find the tracks once I did I knew I wanted to critique this photo. Another reason I chose it is because it actually took me a second to find the tracks and figure out what was happening in the photo. The more I looked, the more I liked it. I love how the concrete walls create sharp angles that move my eye throughout the photo and eventually to the tracks. There is a lot of good content in this photo.
The first thing I notice are the concrete walls that create a vertical V slightly offset to the right in the frame. This is the foremost object in the composition and directs the eye to the rest. It first led my eye to the two gentlemen in the upper right corner. One is standing straight up, maybe uninterested, while the other is peering over the side of the wall looking at the tracks almost like a child. We don't know what he's looking at specifically. It could be just the tracks, or maybe a train is coming in out of frame. We'll never know. Off to the left looks like some sort of farm due to what appears to be massive rolls of straw and greenhouse type structures, though I don't think that's what they are specifically. What is truly fascinating about this photo is the clear divide. On one side we have well dressed men who most likely enjoy the finer things in life (nothing wrong with that), while on the other side we have a farm or something of the sort, which we know is run by men who do not dress like those on the right side of the photo. As for some technical aspects, it is a wide shot with everything in decent focus throughout the DOF. I also like how the men on the right are mere silhouettes.
Hi Dominic!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, I didn't notice the tracks at first either! But the more i looked at the photo, I started to see them. I like how the walls create a frame around the tracks and then separate the other parts of the image. It makes it look like 3 different photos. I like how you mentioned the divide between the men and the left side of the photo (I'm honestly not exactly sure what's going on either). I have noticed this type of contrast of people and objects in a lot of his photos. I also like how there is a sort of contrast of color between the men and the left side of the photo, maybe it alludes to the divide you mentioned. Great job with this project and critique!