JLMC 342
Understanding Visual Theories
City of London by Hegel Jorge

When I first looked at this image I was struck by the beauty of it. The color is simple, the lighting is a bit dark, but it is beautiful. It seems like it is maybe early morning because there are not people shown in the picture. I imagine the photographer is trying to capture the stillness and beauty of the city. Perhaps he was out for a walk and decided to stop and take a quick picture. Maybe he is living apart from his girlfriend, and took this picture for her to capture the romanticism and splendor of where he is. One thing that I notice instantly is the form of lines. The light posts, the railings, the trees and the buildings all keep our focus moving down the bridge. I think there are many depth cues at work in this picture as well. For instance, the spacing from the light posts to the buildings gives us a sense of the width of the river. The lighting helps us to separate the objects from the background. And finally the texture of the buildings, light posts and bridge give us a feel of what it would really be like to be there. I can imagine walking barefoot on the slated bridge. As for visual theories, I first recognize the Gestalt theory. The term similarity is clearly portrayed in this picture. The trees are all the same, so our mind groups them together, the light posts are all the same, so our mind groups them together, the railing is continuous and broken into sections that are