For this assignment we were allowed to choose a subject for example ‘Flowers & Plants’, ‘Landscapes’ or ‘Street Details’ with which to show a group of photos with elements of design in them as specified by the headings below. The subject I chose was Underwater Macro Life.
1. Single Point dominating the composition:
The eye of this sleeping goat fish definitely dominates this composition.
2. Two Points:
I was attracted to the little tendrils that spider out from each hole.
3. Several points in a deliberate shape:
The eyes and knees of this mantis shrimp (do mantis shrimp even have knees?) make an implied rectangle. I liked that the whole thing was enclosed in an actual circle (his hole) and a spot of light from the snoot I was using. Shapes within shapes.
4. A combination of vertical and horizontal lines:
I was confused a little by this one because in the exercises for this the horizontals and verticals were split out into different pictures but this title implied both. So I shot all three versions. Horizontal, Vertical and Both.
5. Diagonals:
The diagonal lines of the crinoid lead you eye to the striking little crab.
6. Curves:
This was shot during daylight hours so I used a high shutter speed to control the ambient light to achieve the black background. I wanted to emphasise the curve of this whip coral to lead your eyes down to the very well camouflaged shrimp and a blue (water) background wouldn’t have worked as well.
7. Distinct, even if irregular shapes:
I used a snoot on my strobe to create a pool of heart shape light around this pair of harlequin shrimp enjoying a romantic meal for two of starfish legs.
8. At least two kinds of implied triangle:
This decorator crab has three little polyps on his head making a nice implied triangle. And the eyes and shrimp of this coral grouper being cleaned make an implied inverted triangle. The groupers body is triangular too, more shapes within shapes.
9. Rhythm:
The pattern of this coral reminded me of a musical score.
10. Pattern:
This pattern of coral polyps looks as though it could go on forever.
To see the Exifs etc for these images (as I know my tutor might like to do) you have to look at them in side show mode. Click any image below to begin, please bear in mind that my lighting is external and manually controlled so this would not be taken into account by the Exif.