The Power of Value

The vertical lines pull you down.
I love this composition of soft light and
extreme darkness.  You can almost feel the
breeze coming through the curtain.
This sets a mood of tranquility. 

1.
This shadow created a beautiful silhouette.  There
are strong horizontal lines and diaganol lines
that make this compostion work.  Even the contrasting
values make it balanced. 
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The outlining is so strong as well as the repetition of rows.
From this angle the diagonol lines change the shape of the the
actual square of the photo givng a feeling of continuance. 
There is a nice blend of grays, whites and blacks.



2.
This composition feels balanced in which  the two focal points
play off one another.  The low-key value in the
background  and the center of the flowers really compliment
the high-value of the petals.

3.
I love the gradation of value and the feel that the dark shadows are endless holes.  There are
also great repetitious lines, both vertical and horizontal. My eyes
start at the light values at the bottom and the move all the way up to the top and curve
to the left into  dark pits of the unknown.