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“Central Park Reservoir, New York City, USA, 1998”
The photo I chose by Michael Kenna was taken of central park in 1998. The black and white photo consists of buildings overlooking a body of water in central park as seen through a fence. The grain and lack of color make it an appealing picture that gives a deep reaction since the main subject of the photo is distant and unclear. The fence that the photo was taken through creates a frame for the main focus of the photo and draws your eye towards it. Kenna also utilized the rule of thirds on this picture since the body of water and two distinguishable buildings are in the middle of the frame which gives it harmony. For the most part there is symmetry in this photograph since the rhombus shape of the fence lines up with the middle of the frame as well as the buildings that stand out. The contrast that the black and white creates in this photo also makes certain aspects of the picture distinguishable and stand out such as the plants at the bottom of the frame which are almost completely black and stand against the very bright grey body of water in central park.
This photo does beautifully use a frame within a frame and symmetry.
Be clear that the rule of thirds means that the main subject is off to the side and not in the center. If a photo uses the rule of thirds it will almost always not be symmetrical.