composition 9/11

simplicity

the background is two basic colors, focusing on the falling man, directing the path for the falling man to go.


rule of thirds

the men are below the center, the background is grey focusing our eyes to the bright blues, reds, and yellows

lines

the lines of the building lead the viewers eyes to the hole in the building, the clouds also block our view of part of the building forcing the eyes to focus on the hole

balance

the group of people walking forward balances out the group walking away as well as the background, the closer group leans more to the left, the group walking away clumps more towards the right

framing

the shadow of the demolished window frames the firefighter, the black shadow of the drywall invert eyes directly to the centered fireman

avoiding mergers

the woman has few harsh mergers distracting the viewers eyes from her body and face