Architectural shadows

This photograph is just about perfect. The one-point perspective view of the brick wall is accurately composed. The mottled bricks are rich in colour from the strong direct sunlight. There is wonderful detail here. Then, the combination of the two shadowed poles and beams (which, if you look closely are neatly and accurately composed symmetrically), along with their angled shadows, provide a simple, yet strikingly graphic arrangement against the brickwall. An excellent photograph!

A very simple composition of shadows cast by a stairwell entrance. Though we recognise that it is a semi-detailed view of a minimal building, it is difficult to accurately determine the scale and depth of field within the scene. That thin line across frame looks too thin to be a the wall that it must be. That slither of detail on the right-hand edge of frame reveals further information beyond the principle plan of information. Thus, the simplicity of shadow, line and shape provides much to examine and consider when one looks harder at the photograph in order to decypher its true identity.

I admire that the photographer has looked hard at this place and determined that the shadow of the architecture could provide an interesting image. The shadow is unambiguously the subject. I love the shape it has created – squint and that shape takes on further significance, becoming almost figurative in nature. To further improve this image, I'd have paid more attention to the level of wall at top of frame. Though a small point, when photographing architecture, these are important.