photos by
Ben Ho
Aug 2005
The second one is my favorite. The strong line that bisects top and bottom natuarlly leads the eye to the figure on the left and the primary subject of the photo. However, the largest item is the haystack which dominates the foreground and makes stark the medium of the artist's expression that the photograph is trying tocapture. The viewer's eye then shifts to the second hay stack, by dint of similarity, and emphasizing the dramatic shifts in depth afforded by the long lens. The movement following the haystacks leads the eye to the the second figure hidden in shadow, again emphasizing the dramatic depth of the composition, and hinting at the expanse of this hay civilization. Finally, the sunset light creates dramatic lighting effects and nice contrasty shadows.
am i good at this bulls--t or what?
copyright 2005
ben ho