Connecting Essay 2

Internet Photograph

This is the photograph of the London Eye that I found online. It has been taking from an odd angle however this angle evidently conveys the formal element depth. The effect on this photograph make the sky an ocean teal shade and also defines the jagged shape of the clouds. Having just the structure of the London Eye in front of the summery sky allows it's shape to stand out. The pods and the structure have had the effect of curves on them to nearly make their shape/outline a silhouette. The frame of the overall image has also been filled with the bottom of the London Eye to the top of the London Eye which makes this piece successful. 

My Photograph

This is the photograph that I took in London on my eighth shoot. The original version of this was having half of the whole London eye in the frame, but I was instructed to crop it in the style of above. This meant that half the frame was filled with the London Eye whilst the other half was filled with lots of clouds. Having the London Eye against the fresh blue sky was an appropriate backdrop for this subject because the frame of it is an ivory shade which wouldn't stand out as well against a white sky. I was pleased with the outcome of my photograph because I liked that it included a contrast.

The Connection

The connection between my photograph and the online photograph is that they both consist of one of London's main attractions, the London Eye. Both skies on the days that these were taken included lots of white fluffy clouds that make the overall images more appealing to a viewer rather than having just a plain blue sky. They add detail and effect which is why I decided to go to London when I knew that there would be a lot of clouds. The differences between both of these images would be the composition. The framing of the internet image is square whilst the framing of my image is landscape. In addition to this, the actual structure of the London Eye in the internet image fills the whole of the frame whereas in my version it only fills half of the frame. My picture has been taken straight on whilst the internet's approach to the London Eye has been captured through embracing the formal element depth. Overall, both of these images are similar in what their subject is and how they both only include this London attraction and nothing else amongst its surroundings.