Connecting Essay 3

Picture I have found:

This is a photo which I found when I searched for "autumn leaves". In this photo we can see a mixture of old, orange leaves as well as fresh green leaves. There is also a few yellow leaves. This photo has been taken from below, so we are presented with the lower surface of the leaves, and the sun is shining through them, revealing some of the leaves' veins. I like this image because the bright autumn colours contrast with the bright blue sky, in the background. I also like that it has been taken from close-up so we can actually see the detailing of the leaves, and not just their colours. 

My Photograph:

This is a photograph that I took on Walk 1, when shooting for autumn colours. I like this image a lot because the blue background contrasts with the colours of the leaves. I think this photo definitely represents autumn colours, but more of the transition between seasons, as we can see green, yellow and orange leaves all on the same tree. I also like that the photo starts from there bottom left corner and then the branches stretch out to the other side of the image, this is because the tree was on the left when i took it, but i also wanted to show the sky in the background. 

The connection:

These photographs are very similar because they both represent autumn colours within the leaves on the trees. Both images have been taken from below and therefore, we can only see the bottom surface of all the leaves. Another similarity is that both photographs have used the bright blue sky as a sole background, which really emphasises the colours in the leaves, as well as forms a contrast between all the colours shown in the image. These two photos also connect because they both start from a bottom corner, and then the image allows the branches of the tree to stretch towards the other side of the photo. I like this because it's almost as though there is a beginning of the photo (where the leaves and branches are shown the most) in the bottom corners, and then the branches stretch out towards the end of the photo. This effect also gives the images a clear focal point as the viewer will look at the bottom corner first, as that is where there is the brightest and most colours shown (green, yellow, orange and blue).