In my previous post, I revealed a cache of old photos I’d discovered on a hard-drive backup. Apart from giving me an excuse to go into Lightroom and do something that isn’t related to my day job, it also provides me an opportunity to reflect on why I made those photos. What was my intent? What did I find interesting at the time? What scenes and subjects caught my eye and why?

I really like the way the painter seems to blend in with her mural. She’s leaning forward at just the right angle so that her body almost becomes part of the skin tones and the angle of limbs on the wall. Her bright yellow hair also contrasts well against the blue paint. There’s colour, shape, contrast, and detail – all providing a visual feast for the viewer’s eyes.

There’s something wonderful about the way water reflects and bends light. In the photo above, the setting sun provides gloomy and interesting light that plays across the surface of the water. The ripples themselves form an interesting pattern, leading the eye in a circular motion to the silhouette of the duck and the tree stump. I also love the way that the shadows of these subjects are distorted by the ripples and lead away and out of the photo to the edge of the frame.