Diagonals

Take four photographs which use diagonals strongly:

The diagonals are evident in the tiny bits of barbed wire at the forefront of the photo and also in the perspective lines in the rest of the image.  I chose this because it symbolised discomfort, potential pain not to mention disease (rusty things used frequently to kill us off before penicillin) and the wire at very front of the image is out of focus and somewhat annoying, like having something in your eye which you can't remove. ISO 250 31mm f2.8 1/800

The diagonals here are created by the different shades of grey as you move across the image and each band seems to mirror a subsequent band - i.e. shadowed wall, sunlight baby's back, shadowed baby's face and torso, sunlit wall and then finally shadow again.  I chose it because of the tenderness of the smooth baby which contrasts with with rough paint-peeling wall that is old and weathered.  ISO 160 28mm f4.5 1/640

I made these diagonals by turning the image when editing.  I took two images and in one I highlighted the horizontal aspect seen here but I actually think the shutters which were naturally diagonal work nicely with the roof echoing their shape.  I left the tiny bird in, which in this thumbnail seems odd but hopefully when seen in a larger rendition (click on the image) it makes more sense. The colours of the bird seem very similar to the colours of the building.  The contrast between something very earthbound and concrete - a house, a home, one in which the people are at home (open shutters) and the bird which is tiny and distant and free  - but still connected by its presence and the matching colours seems to resonate.  ISO 100 28mm f8 1/250

This photograph was a lucky steal - one of my children was messing about with his seat-belt so we had to stop at which point I took the opportunity to photograph the completely empty road standing right in the middle of it.  I must stop the car more often for photographic purposes - traveling to see rather than merely to get there is a very appealing and lately unfamiliar notion! The diagonals are created by perspective and I am so grateful for the snow poles on either side which seem to emphasise the shapes and lines.  Roads are emblematic of journeying and have been photographed a million times.  The perspective makes the image strong I think, traveling towards mountains and in the distance you can see Castellucio, a hill side town on the right and to the east a conglomeration of trees in the shape of Italy. The mountains are definite, sturdy and steadfast.  The weather is dynamic. ISO 160 17mm f8 1/640