Negative space

This image very deliberately separates two 'related' objects using the maximum amount of available space while still maintaining a balanced composition. This allows the viewer to contemplate these items and indeed helps to create a meaningful connection between them, helped along by the minimal use of colour.

A very dramatic image highlighted by the extreme use of negative space sandwiching the diagonally-exposed area narrowing up towards what we imagine might be the 'way out'....or indeed a dead end. The image's claustrophobia is further enhanced by the differing scale of the two subjects which suggests we are looking at a very tight and inhospitable environment.

A beautiful example of a well-balanced image brought about by the use of widely differing scale objects, good tonal range and the use of negative space dominating a significant proportion of the frame. I am left wondering what is over the edge to the left of the man and indeed what might be ahead of him. The result is a calm and soothing visual experience further enhanced by the absence of colour, which could have otherwise created a distraction.

I found this image intriguing due the vast white space and the limited information we have about the location. Combined with the tight crop, we are forced to notice the delicacy and poignancy of the hand gestures as they both reach towards Christ's damaged feet.

I like the visual trickery that this image plays on the eye. One moment it could be percieved as a flat vertical surface of a building but then we're challenged by the cyclist and their own shadow, each on a different plane. It is the unclutered space and graphic simplicity which makes this possible.