Project 28: Rhythms & Patterns

The aim of this project was to produce at least two photos, one showing rhythm and one showing pattern. I have chosen to show two photos of the same area (same viewpoint & subject) as I thought they were an interesting comparison.

Photo 1 (Rhythm): Waverley station, looking down from above (Edinburgh). Here I have photographed the triangular apexs of the train station roof, using digaonal lines to bring the viewer into the photo, and then the eye should run along the apexs with some rhythm before coming to the light post which is almost a bit of a surprise!

59mm, f/6.7, 1/250s, ISO 200

Photo 2 (Pattern): Waverley station. Here I have cropped in tighter (so the pattern extends beyond the frame). I have captured the diagonals criss-crossing the image, and also you can see a bit through the roof to what is below which makes it a little more interesting than just a photo of a roof. I think in some ways this is more interesting than the rhythm photo even though there is less going on in this photo.

55mm, f/6.7, 1/180s, ISO 200

The comparison between the two shots is interesting - they both clearly show the elements of design, and are of very similar subjects but the end result is quite different. I like the idea of photos being dynamic and think that they are more interesting because of this, though do feel some scenes call for a very still, quiet feeling also.