In the visual language, there are three centres of gravity, viz., the centre position, the margins and the corners, which can be as well used in photography to induce different feelings from viewers. The primary subjects in today’s shots are placed on the margin, an off-centre gravity position that can cause a visually novel, perilous and unaccustomed feeling. The use of different gravity positions is not unusual among visual artists; in fact taken for granted. But maybe inhibited by the old-school composition rules, few photographers have been seen using such an off-centre position for primary subjects as frequently.
(Grip On Reality: This photo was taken on my way to work. I was walking past trucks parking on a cul-de-sac when the ropes caught my attention. The light was right, the colour was right and the criss-crossing pattern was perfect and I held up my GX200. People passing by checked me out and wondered what could be made out of such a boring scene. To me, the fun in photography is that the photographer makes something interesting out of what is not obvious to most at the scene. The ropes tied in knots somehow reminded people I know who are in the grip of the recession) You must have also known a friend or two, or even yourself, being baffled by the spiral downturn of the economy. Bank went bankrupt and the rich was faced with a shrinking wealth. A friend of mine has just had his salary cut by over 10% and some of his colleagues started to be shed. But, wait. Was this done really for the sake of continuing the business? Or is there a factor or greed in it? I wonder whether the
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