Photographs- Photo 2: Major Traffic

Daily Traffic
Originally uploaded by Burning Image

This photo depicts a very busy highway with a mass of traffic that many commuters must deal with on their way to work and back home. This photo does an excellent job following the rule of thirds, with each vertical third clearly holding separate lanes of traffic. The bottom horizontal third contains most of the traffic on the roads, the middle third contains a small chunk of traffic and all of the city skyline, and the top third holds the entire blue sky. Overall, the picture is very appealing. There is a definite foreground, being the front-most cars in traffic, and a definite background, being the city and skyline. This difference in focus allows the viewer to, when first examining the picture, to start at the front of the cars and slowly make their way straight back to the background, following the straight line of cars in the center. Also, because of the heavy traffic, there is a good deal of repetition in the cars, especially as you move into the background. The scene really captures a sense of place, as we have all been in heavy traffic, and sets the mood at dismal, especially due to the bland colors and with the linear perspective being lost as the traffic continues distantly out of sight. The only problem with the picture is the resolution, which lessens the impact a fair amount. Yet, the photograph still does a nice job capturing the massive amount of traffic.