Contrast

I

 found this leaf at Garvin Heights, and the contrasting colors were really pretty and very defined. I like that the veins of the leaf are green while the red fills in the rest. That is not your typical color leaf and its uniqueness really stands out.

 

Figure and Ground

I took this picture of green beans growing up, and on this wire fence. I liked that not all of the green beans were growing on one side, and therefore allowed me to shoot through the wire to capture the true subject.

Perspective and Depth

I took this of my leg to show my own perspective, and proportion.

Visual Weight

This picture was taken in back alley of my house, and when I first saw it I was shocked that my eyes were brought to the words written on this dumpster, instead of the bulk on top of it.

Balance

I took this picture sitting on the center of the tracks, and I liked the asymmetrical balance that it displayed.

Texture

I took this picture of a birchtree in my backyard here in Winona. It caught my attention because of the black and white contrast which made the texture really pop out at me.

Gestalt

I took this picture behind someone’s house near the train tracks in Winona. I wanted to try something different using the windows of a small camper located behind a garage. I tried to practice one of Gestalt’s principles of Emergence. I tried to make the train appear “hidden” or at least make somones mind work a little harder to identify the whole picture.

Rythm

This picture I took at Garvin Heights looking down the steps that eventually take you back to the bottom. I liked that you could see the predictable direction the stairs were going, but yet the sequence was slowly changing.

Dynamic Tension

I took this picture while walking through an alley on 9th Street. I really liked the the way you could see the latter going in one direction and then other items in another.

Dividing The Frame