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W/NW figurative symmetry
...is what I call a form of symmetrical composition, in which it doesn't matter whether the symmetry is precise/mathematically correct or not, while, semantically, the beholder still understands it as symmetry.
this 'symmetry' also often begs to be broken by including an element on the on side but not on the other, or by shifting or turning one of the elements in the picture etc etc. I love the 'dialogues' it can create in between the different parts and elements.
in short, you could say "symmetry, but not really."
here's what I mean:
Simon Lee (OurManInTangier) is a master at this; go check it out:
http://simonleephotography.com/gallery-Documentary.html
and now bring it!
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a shot that fits |
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a shot that fits
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YES, cool!
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A rare middle horizon 
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And one more, that falls in the same category for me ...
Great idea for a thread, BTW. |
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Here are a few that, I think, fit the criteria
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Wow - there are some really powerful examples here of what I call "broken symmetry", a term from modern physics to describe why the particle zoo is not precisely symmetric (for example there is a lot more matter than there is anti matter.) It is perhaps the strongest compositional tool in my opinion.
I'll probably post something of my own here, but for now, I will appreciate reverently.
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i seek to photograph the things not seen.
" ... faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Hebrews 11-1
"One eye sees. The other eye feels." - Paul Klee
"... For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal." - apostle Paul, 2 Corinthians, 4:18
"Film will only become art when it's materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper." - Jean Cocteau
http://blackcreekjournal.blogspot.com/
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I liked the clouds vs clearer sky, and the light vs shadow.
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