Inspired by the fascinating works of art Rodchenko
had captured, I wanted to recreate a composition of similar elements. When
photographing this structure I was thinking about the impact it has on modern
life, as communication would not be able to take place without it. I feel
danger and power due to its mass complexity and can now understand why
Rodchenko captured such an intricate structure. The time of day that the power
station was captured has an impact on the visual result, the sky complements
the structure. Furthermore, the natural light is going and so therefore we are
dependent on the structure giving us our light.
Choosing a power station with numerous lines and
shapes made it easy from a visual point of view. The structure looks webbed
like and the multiple lines create a trapped feeling for the viewer. During the
editing process I enhanced the contrast dramatically to create pure black
lines. This also made the title of the image, the powerfulness of the image
represents the focus; the power station. Adding a vignette also helped to frame
the composition, subtly darkening the edges. Even though Rodchenko chose a more
interesting perspective than I did, I chose this for a reason. I intended to
make my composition more simplistic although I did think about the framing of
the image when capturing the structure.
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