Design+Principles

"__Sunshine down Goldstream__" by Braedan D.
Various visual cues inform the viewer of these distances. For example, focus is one cue - if the subject is near then out of focus background implies distance. Atmospheric haze (aerial perspective) can also contribute to a perception of distance, as can vanishing perspective lines.
 * Depth:** Distance from the camera. A photographic scene in which subjects are very close to the camera is said to be shallow and one in which subjects are far away is said to be deep.

This picture makes me feel peaceful & relaxed. It feels like it goes on forever. This photo is balanced because it has a sense of direction. The light is coming from the background and it is natural lighting. If the photo had texture it would feel warm, damp, & soft. The focus of the photo is the endless road through the forest. The background of the photo is trees, the sun light & more trees. The photo tells us that the Natural World is beautiful & that it goes on forever with no decrease in beauty. >

"__Hawaiian Sunset__" by Braedan D.
 * Balance**:Fidelity of colour ratios in a recorded image, often related to [|colour temperature].

This photo makes me feel warm & intranced. It makes you want to rest on the beach & watch the last nit of sun to fade. This photo is balanced because the light grey sky with the orange sun is evenly shared with the darker ocean below. The light source is the Sun (obviously) which is in the horizon of the picture. If the photo had texture it would be cold & warm, dry & wet, soft & harsh. The focus is the Sun setting on the horizon of the sea. The background is the stale, grey sky where the ripe Sun exists. The photo is about how something so marvellous and so radiant has to eventually retire till the next day.

"__The Orphan__" by Braedan D.
 * Diagonals**: It creates a sense of movement for your eyes to follow to the focus of the photo.

This photo makes me feel cold, alone, & lost in a big world. You feel your life move in diagonal lines, criss-crossing one another into a line of confusion. The photo feels balanced because it gives a sense of movement. The lighting is natural & is coming from behind and west. The photo feels soft & fluffy & yet hard and spiky. The focus is the young owlet on the horizontal branch. The background has the diagonal branches. This photo has a very sad story to it. The mother of this owlet was hit by a car & killed. Wild Arc rescue society took this owlet and tried to have another owl family adopt it. They put it in this tree for the owls to find it. You can clearly see the emotion in this owls face after being separated from its mother. To be left in a tree all alone waiting for days for someone to come & take care of you must be very painful to endure. This photos purpose is to let us know that all living things have feelings as deep as ours.

"__Ice Canyon, Greenland__" Braedan D. (I did not take this photo)
 * Dynamic “S” Arrangement**: A curved line through the photo that guides our eyes around the picture.

This photo makes me feel cold but powerful and eternal. This photo is balanced because it has movement. The light is natural & is coming from the west. The photo feels cold, hard, & smooth. The focus of the photo is the river flow in the glacier. The background is infinite ice & sky. This photo shows us the power of the sun & the power that we humans posses. With great power comes great responsibility.

"__Shinning Wood__" by Braedan D.
 * Colour Space**: When the colour of the subject sticks out of the photo & draws you in.

This photo makes me feel fresh & ripe. The photo is balanced the direction the duck is looking has space. The light is natural & it comes from behind the camera. The photo feels smooth & wet as if it were a rainbow. The focus of the photo is the face of the duck. The background is blurred out but it contains water & another duck. This photo shows us the beauty & magnificence of nature that we sometimes miss.

"__Together in eternal Ocean__" by Braedan D.
 * Element Relationship**: When two or more subjects are distinguished as one subject.

The photo makes me feel happy because it has a sense of playfulness & power. It has an admirable taste. The photo feels balanced from the sense of direction form the dolphins. The light is natural (like you had to guess) & it comes from the east. The photo feels smooth, slippery. & wet. The background is water... & more water. This photo simply shows that nature can be playful & strong. (It's hard to see but there's a third dolphin in the photo.)

"__Junco's Perch__" by Braedan D.
 * Framing**: When the subject of the photo is framed by other objects in the picture.

This photo makes me feel happy & calm with a chilly feeling. This photo is balanced by the opening where the subject is (the bird). The light is natural & it is coming from the north-east. This photo has a soft & fluffy texture as well as a rough & hard texture. The background is simply the sky & it contains blurred branches. The photo is about how something so small & unnoticable can stand out so much in a cold & grey environment.