Photograph Analysis

I think this photograph works well because of the variation in colour, and the distance the photo reaches. Without the larger buildings in he background it wouldn't have worked as well, as it would lack depth. I also like the perspective of the road and the buildings.

The photo feels very glom and unpleasant, due to the water drenched roads and the grey cloudy sky. The fact there are very few people walking around helps to give the feeling that its an unpleasant day, and everybody has chosen to drive.

The vibrancy of the colours contrasts with the dirty and dishevelled impression that the photograph gives. For an image like this a more common colour scheme would be dark browns and blacks, but instead theres orange, green, blue and red. This contrast in terms of colour and with the tone of the photo makes this really interesting to me.

The colours in this photo usually imply very different things to how they are used here, for example; green would usually be seen on plants and green grass, which would be associated with nature and summer. Blue would also be associated with clear blue skies, another common piece of imagery seen with photos during summer. Instead these colours are used in a busy photo taken in a built up and industrial environment, unkept by society and filled with our waste.

The bin bags being left by full up bins gives the feeling of a place thats been forgotten, with objects left to pile up forever.

The person walking alone down the run down and rain soaked street gives a sense of isolation. Despite the ranged colour palette it still feels lonely and cast out, sine it doesn't look to have been cleaned, and just felt to rot. The only things that are in good condition are the cars, which are also the only things that will only be there temporarily.

Its also ironic how he is wearng a high visibility jacket, and yet is completely alone, as if being ignored.

I like the contrast from the left to the right hand side of the street. Left being filled with shiny cars that have been cared for and cleaned, while the right being bare brick wall coated in graffiti, and a lamppost covered in stickers next to a pile of rubbish.

Due to the use of dramatic perspective, the image seems warped and abstract, almost as if its being sucked in. This gives the photo a sense of movement, and is fitting since the bridge is supporting a train track above. The photo almost looks like a painting in the sense that the sky is completely white, as if its part of a canvas that hasn't been painted on. I think this makes the photo looks really interesting, and it gives you some breathing room, unlike the other ones which are very full and have alot of detail crammed in.

The overgrown environment makes this photo stand out against the others, as the others focus more on the unkept and run down indstrial areas, while this on shows a glipse of nature reclaiming the environment.