Photos Three: Deep Space

This photo is easily my best example of deep space. The perspective is obvious and takes up a significant portion of the image. The movement from light to dark also gives it depth, as does the diminishing of detail as your eye moves from the right of the image to the center. The cars on the left side get smaller and smaller as they go back, and they also aid the perspective, while not being nearly as powerful as the building. I think it's interesting and gives at least a little emotion, even if it doesn't portray a ton of it.

This is probably my favorite image this week, although it's also the one that probably uses deep space the least well. There is some perspective, primarily created by the cars on the right side of the image, but much of the perspective is blocked by the subject in the middle. The overlap that is clear from the trees help (as does the overlap of the subject on the trees). Fortunately, this image has a pretty deep depth of field which helps its depth a lot, as does the diminishing size of cars as the viewer's eyes move back. Still, there are a couple variables that flatten the space. The consistency of tone (her shirt is fairly similar to the tone of the trees) aren't doing the depth any favors. The texture of the trees also flattens the image somewhat. Still, I think what depth is here does something helpful, which is draw your attention to the subject.

I wanted to try to get deep space inside a room, and I think I was pretty successful, because of the two-perspective. The darkness of the small room to the back also adds depth. I think this photo could definitely communicate the emotion of a space if it was used the right way in the right sequence, but, unfortunately, alone, it's kind of ugly.