atyrau (kazakhstan) Sweeping Mud

Scene form the Bazaar in Atyrau (Kazakhstan).

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The photo taken in bazaar can be analyzed with respect to the aesthetic and message components.

First of all. The shot is rich in cultural visual components. The top left corner

displays plastic utensils- the sort used in kitchen or for hygienic purposes. They are inexpensive. On the right side I can see a stand offering clothes articles. The stands have makeshift structure mostly featuring basic iron bars bolted together and covered by plastic to shield the goods against rain and snow, for the wet ground shows this is a place where it rains a lot. The bazaar is put up for people who aren't so affordable and need to get their goods cheap. The way the

older woman on the right corner is dressed is in contrast with the younger one who is sweeping. The younger one is wearing a pair of jeans. These commonwealth nations formerly part of USSR have been away from western civilization for ages and are still so loyal to their traditional attire. seeing the young girl cald in jeans shows how the young generation there is getting a new grasp of becoming part of the global culture. It has already happened in many other nations.

In terms of visual components, I should say, the shot is well balanced with the woman on the top right hand corner who is on the golden mean first capturing our eyes. you have been lucky she was looking directly at what was going on in the center of the frame. She directs my eyes toward the primary point of interest.This how her physical presence becomes a weight which equals the one in the center (balance by position) and her looking in that particular direction becomes balance by eye direction. The coherence of these two major components

is phenomenal here as compositionally connected together. The equality in importance is a tension that generates competition between them forcing me to alternate between them. the diagonal visual path created is very dynamic which according to basic visual design is unstable and energetic. were the girl further apart the competition here would become more intense, but I believe their distance is appropriate as we know that the less distance there is between two outstanding figures in a frame the more gravity is generated between the two.

The vertical frame has augmented the continuation of the optical movement, specially since the movements here is a diagonal one. the choice has also augmented the presence of the visual components by limiting the view and avoiding peripheral distractions. The texture of the ground with puddles of assorted sizes has created rhythm in turn producing continuation toward the focal point.

The woman in the middle is a little underexposed ( at least that's what I see on my monitor. maybe she is not so dark in the original file), but I can see this shot has been taken in a rather contra light situation, so I should say 'good work'. You have pulled it off. I am not sure what metering mode was used here, but a spot metering would probably help enhance the exposure on the primary point of interest. this is surely a recipe for disaster if evaluative metering is used.

In the end, I conclude that this is a very meticulous shot with impeccable visual design showing you study before you shoot, and you had a clear idea of what you were looking for.

cheers.