Photos 3 - Deep Space

With this image I was attempting to use a few depth cues to create deep space. Primarily with this one I was focused on textural diffusion, with the water. I think it works in part but, because this is choppy water, larger patches of textureless water in the background look somewhat similar to patches of textured water in the foreground, so I think its effect was somewhat minimized. The points of convergence also work here, along the banks. Size difference is interesting in this photo, because the log compared with the trees does provide depth, but the similar canopy ends up creating a flat plane in the background. I don't think this makes the photo flat, but it wan not something I had considered beforehand, and it had greater effect than I would have anticipated.

While I had some success and some drawbacks with deep space, I do like how the space interacts with the river to convey emotion. There is no specific subject, but the space stretching out across the surface of the dark water seems ominous. I feel I succeeded at that

This photo primarily uses convergence to indicate depth, but it also has textural diffusion (probably more effectively than the water), up down position, size difference, and also a bit of color contrast, though unintentional. I took a few photos here and, when I put my subject on the points of convergence, I found it was more effective to draw focus. I think these elements would be more effective if there was a more unified color scheme, so that the frame was more clear and less cluttered.

This photo is, once again, heavily reliant on convergence, with textural diffusion, and a little bit of overlap. I got three points of convergence here, so that's cool. While I think the river has a more effective emotion, I think that this image does a better job at conveying emotion using only deep space. I intended to create a sense of grandeur at a location that I thought deserving, and I feel I succeeded.