Contrast, Balance, and Harmony

The first characteristic of contrast that I notice is size. You get an idea of the size of the canyon because of the contrast in size to the kayakers on the river. There is also a great contrast in texture between the canyon walls and the river. The texture of the rocks is rough while the texture of the river smooth and silky.

This image communicates balance to me through the symmetrical canyon walls on each side. Also the shoreline creates a V that coincides with the V of the canyon creating a nice balance. There is also a good balance of light and dark colors with the bright blue sky and the dark and light rocks.

This image displays good characteristics of contrast and balance which makes it harmonious. Everything seems to come together with the coinciding V's, contrast in texture and size, and the canyon walls against the bright blue sky in the back ground.

Using Gestalt applications I recognize that this image becomes an organized whole to me. I have been on three river trips and they were some of the most amazing experiences I have had in my life. When I see this image it takes me back to the feelings and emotions I experienced on the river.

This picture is very pleasing and beautiful to me. There is a lot of meaning behind it and it excites me when I try and figure out what it is trying to say. To me it tells a story of something man made and powerful being over taken by nature as if it doesn't approve.

The first thing that stands out to me is that the balance is very symmetrical, with the space ship in the center and equal amounts of dark, cloudy sky on each side. It has a low color intensity because the colors do not have much strength, they seem to blend into each other.

The contrast of this image gives it an isolated feel. The shape of the rocket combined with the consuming vegetation seems to be creating a mountain shape. Most of the image seems to have a rough texture giving it an aged look. You can tell that the ship has been sitting there for a long time. You get sense of the size of the ship with the placement of the man/woman on the horse.

I love that this picture illustrates this high tech, man made structure being over taken by nature. It is even being witnessed by the person on the horse. This image seems to pull everything together with it's color, space, balance, and texture.

My name is Lincoln Thorell, i'm from West Jordan, Utah and am majoring in communication at DSU. I am a senior this year and looking forward to being done with school so I have time to discover new fun and interesting things in life. I have a passion for cooking and eating well, discovered that nourishing the body with wholesome food is essential to a long and happy life. I also love basketball, exercising, meditating, hunting, and doing things that get me out of my comfort zone. I am looking forward to this course because I want to learn how to break down images and acknowledge all the different contexts that they present.