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And very nice too!
Another clever use of subtle asymmetry: the off-centre flag staff sets up a strong triangle that guides the eye to the people. Don't think it would have worked anything like as well if it had been centred in the image.
@dulciknit - One of the things that many photogs think is that pure symmetry is good in its own right. However, a perfectly symmetrical image is rarely a good one. When I am judging I often say of symmetrical images, they only work because they give the impression of symmetry, but only succeed because they are not. You have pointed out one of the two imperfections that make this work - the flag and the people themselves. Actually compositions with symmetry work best when there is an overall impression of symmetry, but an imbalance from one to another. In other words, it is the fine detail if asymmetry that make the image work.
@netkonnexion Yes, I seem to remember you remarking on a photo of mine (of a jug in a window) where I'd moaned about not being able to get the curtains to hang symmetrically before taking the shot that a little asymmetry satisfies the viewer's eye because we're wired to seek out differences in a scene and will keep looking for them.
September 5th, 2017
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Another clever use of subtle asymmetry: the off-centre flag staff sets up a strong triangle that guides the eye to the people. Don't think it would have worked anything like as well if it had been centred in the image.