Here Is New York

1. Close Up

Picture Number: 1633

For this compositional strategy I chose a picture of a postcard of New York showing the skyline, twin towers included, being held by a steel fence. Above it is another picture showing Jesus kneeling. The two images are in the center of the picture creating a symmetrical balance. The repetitions of the fence forming the diamonds in the background dose not make it go unnoticed because you realize that without it the pictures could not be held up. Looking closer you see that the image of Jesus and of New York are overlapping, and that overall this picture shows a figure-ground relationship.

To me this picture can be looked at in two different ways. The fact that Jesus is above the postcard of New York to me indicates that the photographer is trying to that even after this terrible tragedy that has happened to one of the worlds greatest cities, above all, we must have hope and faith that New York and America will recover. Because even though steel (hence the fence) could not hold up the towers our faith is stronger than steal and will overcome any obstacle.

2. Long-Shot

Picture Number: 7274

For the long shot I chose this pre 9/11 picture showing the New York city at night. It is not taken at ground view but instead is an aerial view. It looks as though every light in the city is on showing a full tonal range in this picture creating almost a glowing aura. The twin towers are located in the center of the picture and from it there are 2 beams of light, one for each tower, rising from the ground into space.

To me this picture puts emphasis on the twin Towers as being the heart and center of not only New York but perhaps of the entire earth. The light shining down on it looks like an energy source, or like it could be protecting it. The light to me can also be looked at as the souls of the people who died in the world trade center ascending to heaven, and perhaps the towers themselves as the soul of New York rising to heaven.

3. Isolation

Picture Number: 7213

The picture I chose to describe the Isolation compositional strategy is a picture that was taken of a very crowded area of new York. The entire picture is all kinds of people all heading in different direction, with their own adjendas. In the midst of all this is a white sign saying "Islam is not the Enemy" in black capital letters. In most pictures it is the human figure that draws the most attention, but in this picture we are given an overflow of human figures. Instead they become the background and the only thing that can really be focused on is the sign, it becomes the picture within the picture.

To me the story within this image is not hard to figure out. While so many accusation are being made about September 11th, and everybodys thoughts and accusations are heading in a million different directions, there is one thing ampngst all of this that is easy and plain to see. Islam is not the Enemy!

4. Irony

Picture Number: 2496

I thought this picture would make for a good example of irony. Because the two images portrayed in the picture are very different and it almost dosent make sense. The layout of this picture almost looks like it could actually be two pictures put on top of each other. The bottom section of it takes up exactly half of the picture as does the top portion. The bottom portion is of the New York University campus tennis courts. On them you see four people and two games in progress. The top half of the picture is a very different scene. The Twin Towers have just been attacked but have not fallen yet, both have smoke coming out of the top that could be seen from anywhere in the city.

This picture to me is a perfect example of contrast. At the bottom there a recreational sport going on, college students are playing tennis enjoying themselves. The thing you world least expect to however is going on just a few miles away from them. The strange thing about it is that is dosent