Exercise 2.4 The two-dimensional plane

This image, featuring members of the Orquestra de Cambra de Mallorca was chosen for it’s many subjects

My eye is initially drawn to the steps that lead up to the violinists in the centre of the image, before looking at the performers on the left and right of the image Distractions on the edges of the picture include the family on the left hand side. To keep the focus on the performers I would crop this image (see below) on the, so the musicians are framed by the tree trunk on the left so the eye can follow the leaves overhead to the right hand side.

Dividing the image into thirds, the performers on the cropped image fall into the left hand, centre, and right hand sections, though they do not lie on one of the four points in the golden section. However, the eye is drawn to the violinist in the centre of the image.

There are still many however, distractions in the image such as the many instrument cases, music stands (a necessary distraction), shutters, and the brightness of the wall above the central arch. On the left-hand side a woman is holding the music on the stand to stop it from blowing away in the breeze. The image below identifies the elements that draw my attention