McCurry captures pure joy with this portrait because the man has an ice cream cone in each hand with a big smile on his face. Normally one would not expect to see someone in a turban with ice cream because people have preconceived notions of what they expect people from other countries to do. This image shows that happiness is not limited to where you come from or what you look like and that we share more in common with other cultures than we think.
Silhouette photographs represent shape well because since the figure is all black and there are few details, it really brings out the features of the woman's body. Even though you cannot see any facial features, you can tell by her curves that she is beautiful with the sunlight in the background shining on her. The mood of the photo is calming because there is the beach in the background and it was taken during a sunset. This photo has contrast because the waterfall is white and most of the background is black. The falls also create lines that draw your eye down and the tree is a line too. The rocks create texture. The landscape creates various organic shapes like the leaves of the tree, mountains, and rocks. There is no color which brings out the contrast between the waterfall and the bottom of the rocks.
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February 2015
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