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Post by squeamishossifrage on Mar 22, 2023 9:30:41 GMT
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Post by squeamishossifrage on Mar 22, 2023 9:36:39 GMT
As above, I don't see in symmetrical composition, I see and am attracted to asymmetric shapes with negative space. Rather than trawl through Flickr I have resorted to cropping a recent iPhone Pano to get something close to symmetrical. I agree - I find symmetry not quite a photographic cliché, but certainly usually a little boring, depending on the subject matter. For me, broken symmetry is where it's at! |
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Post by peterob on Mar 22, 2023 9:49:06 GMT
As above, I don't see in symmetrical composition, I see and am attracted to asymmetric shapes with negative space. Rather than trawl through Flickr I have resorted to cropping a recent iPhone Pano to get something close to symmetrical. I agree - I find symmetry not quite a photographic cliché, but certainly usually a little boring, depending on the subject matter. For me, broken symmetry is where it's at! I like "balance" which I tend to equate with symmetry. I almost always take this same shot whenever we go to Erddig. I don't know why particularly but the view appeals to me because, I suppose, of the symmetry and I keep thinking (despite the evidence of effort) that there is a photo in there somewhere.  DSCF1481.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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Post by squeamishossifrage on Mar 22, 2023 11:12:04 GMT
I agree - I find symmetry not quite a photographic cliché, but certainly usually a little boring, depending on the subject matter. For me, broken symmetry is where it's at! I like "balance" which I tend to equate with symmetry. I almost always take this same shot whenever we go to Erddig. I don't know why particularly but the view appeals to me because, I suppose, of the symmetry and I keep thinking (despite the evidence of effort) that there is a photo in there somewhere. DSCF1481.jpg by Pete, on Flickr I like that, because it has both horizontal symmetry and vertical symmetry through the reflection. |
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Post by petrochemist on Mar 22, 2023 11:40:03 GMT
Having another look through my flickr stream I saw this which is close to having a 12 fold rotational symmetry (but no reflections):  Stressed filter by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr Ignore the stress patterns & the company name & it would be there  |
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Post by El Sid on Mar 22, 2023 12:39:18 GMT
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Post by kate on Mar 22, 2023 12:49:00 GMT
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Post by kate on Mar 22, 2023 12:54:46 GMT
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Post by petrochemist on Mar 22, 2023 13:49:22 GMT
Looks like a blond woman slaving over the kitchen sink to me |
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Post by peterob on Mar 22, 2023 17:15:48 GMT
Nearly symmetric. This is so old (July 2010) and I don't seem to have edited it since then but it still sticks in my mind as one of my few flower shots. It must come up time and time again in searches on Powis Castle where it was taken.  Powis Castle by Pete, on Flickr I thought I'd have another go at editing it.  IMG_0007.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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Post by kate on Mar 22, 2023 17:27:44 GMT
Symmetry or synchronicity? When I was compiling a photo book of my work, I tried to make the journey from one picture to the next a link of visual impact. To match one photo with the next. When I was looking for pictures showing symmetery, I found, like most of you here on this thread, that my brain works more on asymmetry than mirror images. Whatever feels right to me. So I tried with my photo books to do the same.  ap symmetry angles by Kate Ferris, on Flickr |
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Post by peterob on Mar 22, 2023 17:35:18 GMT
Another ancient picture (2011) which springs to mind. It wasn't even on Flickr and didn't seem to have been touched. I remembered where it was (Tatton Park) but I am staggered at how long ago it was and that I'd not used it before in themes.  IMG_0028.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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Post by rovingmike on Mar 22, 2023 18:45:54 GMT
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Post by rovingmike on Mar 22, 2023 18:46:39 GMT
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Post by zx9 on Mar 22, 2023 19:04:19 GMT
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