Greg Shapps’ photo of the water gun intrigued me the most because of the strong stream of water shooting out of the gun. That stream creates a straight line that directs your eye the same way the gun is pointing and out of the frame. There are elements other than the bright blue color of the gun that also capture your eye. The lighting used in this is a direct light coming from the upper righthand side, casting shadows slightly below and to the left of the subject. I feel that there is low contrast in this image because the values are mostly grays – not very dark or very light. The texture is emphasized the subject and image are sharp overall. The viewpoint is slightly above the gun so that you can see its entire side. The gun is mostly centered in the space making it the most important part of the image but the perspective is expanded so that the handle of the gun seems further away.
