Pictures from a Junk Camera

Milkweed Explodes

October 27th, 2007 at 8:37 pm

Here’s the milkweed seed pod that has burst open. Geometric shapes can give a photograph both order and stability so your eye doesn’t jump around (or off) the photograph erratically. This composition is mainly made up of triangles. The first triangle is the tip of the milkweed pod that has burst open. The second triangle is between the three seeds in the middle of the fluff. It’s at a different angle, however, the repetition adds to the composition and the stability. The last triangle is the milkweed pod at the bottom of the image.

The last part of the photograph that makes this photograph very stable in appearance is the horizontal line formed by the railing in the background. It’s almost like a horizon line.