Friday, September 21, 2012

photo friday: symmetry

photo friday: symmetry, package, present, butterfly
Package with butterfly  © 2012 Amber Schley Iragui
photo friday: symmetry, wave hill, hedge. bench
Wave Hill, New York © 2012 Amber Schley Iragui

photo friday: symmetry, wave hill, pool, lilly pads
Wave Hill, New York © 2012 Amber Schley Iragui
photo friday: symmetry,
Two photos of opposite sides of the same large hedge, Wave Hill, New York © 2012 Amber Schley Iragui

The original idea for this week's theme was a photo I took of Genevieve a few weeks ago.
I usually avoid symmetry—it just begs more symmetry.
It's far more pleasing to work with off-center images—
balancing incongruous objects and sweeping diagonals.
But every once in a while a burst of
symmetry is rather, er,
centering.
And then
Wave Hill Gardens
is full of delightful,
almost-symmetrical scenes.

Next week's theme is one I'm particularly looking forward to:
work—desks and tables
.


3 comments:

Mark Janssen said...

I like them all, but especially your composition with Genevieve, and the lily pad.

Manuela said...

Lovely, lovely, beautiful. I admire your eye for color, but I also always like the tones of your b/w pictures. It feels calming to look at them. I think my favorites are the last two this week.

(I posted pictures this week, but only a couple match the theme.)

By the way, I would love to buy some prints from you.
I will write you on Facebook.

Martha said...

I love the panoramic of the girls on either side of the hedge, looks like the same place as the one (of Genevieve) that inspired this topic of symmetry! ♥ Beautiful.