Thursday, February 16, 2012

just a little rain


The above photo is one I found off the internet, entitled "Safe Haven-HQ Scan" by bCw on deviantart.com. 
The following is a photo I took with this image in mind. 


My photo is not a total replication of the previous photo; however, it does have some similar elements. First, both photos are taken through a rain soaked window and the window frame has been left in the photo to help frame the image more. And although my photo is not a straight forward shot like in "Safe Haven," it still has balance between the dark frame on the left and the dark silhouette on the right of the photo. 

Yet, mine does not show the juxtaposition of a someone who is safe from the rain and another who is not, but this was a conscious choice. First, I could not get the detailing of the raindrops if I had fit someone else in the photo. Second, leaving the frame of the window in the photo is enough to help the audience feel the division between the dry world inside and the wet world outside. The viewer in my photo then stands in as that dry person drinking coffee in the internet photo. 

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