GESTALT
The birds in this photo create continuity through their formation, leading one’s eye diagonally across the photo. There is also similarity and repetition between many of the birds as some have birds have similar forms to other birds in this photo while the flock as a whole showcase the many forms of a bird in mid-flight.
The intersecting lines in this photo frame the negative space within the photo contributing to figure ground. There is also repetition of upward constructs and symmetry between the the two bigger poles towards the foreground and the poles upholding the Subway sign in the background.
The upward constructs in this photo create repetition, and the many cluttered figures in the photo like: the busy traffic, the power lines, or the security cameras lead the viewers eyes all around the image.
The bus leads the viewer’s eye towards the skyline, and the buildings are in close proximation to each other, which creates a new shape…ergo skyline.
The poles in this photo get smaller in size and the proximity from one construct to the next get closer, which reminds me of the golden ratio.
The poles and wires in this photo frame the negative space, and the negative space create various linear shapes. The figures in this photo are also in various proximities of each other.
The utility poles in this photo repeat into the background, and the web of converging power lines lead the eye into the background as well as across the photo. The trees frame sky as the the power lines form shapes out of the negative space in the sky.
This photo displays the continuity; the power lines guide the viewer’s eyes back into the photo.
In this photo, the gas pump is one of the main focal points: it’s illuminated by light, it’s in the foreground, and it is one of the bigger objects. However, its lines and the lines of the roof above it point towards the convenient store. The focus then leads towards the illuminated top of the store which has lines that lead to the seven. Continuity.
