This image is titled Downtown Morton, Mississippi. I think that this image was taken as the sun was setting and used a long exposure to capture the light as it was setting over the edge of the building. Since as the light is behind the building a silhouette occurs. The light from the lamp illuminates the front of the building which looks like an official building. The green tone radiating from the lamp contrasts withe the orange of the clouds however the purple of the sky is a cold colour contrasting with the orange and green. The top of the buildings create a block line alternating in height which splits the image in half. Power lines interupt the image by running across the sky adding texture to the bright sky.
Titled Memphis; the
background to this image is left quite broad. Looking at this image it makes me
feel quite sad. I think that this is because of the grey sky and the contrast
it has to the black. It looks like this image was taken with the camera sitting
on the ground, giving the impression that the tricycle is larger than
the houses. The houses presence in the image is nulled by the intensity of the
structure formed by the tricycle. The clear circular shapes formed by the
wheels lie on the rule of thirds and the central column connects them to each
other; which helps the viewer through the image. It creates a path for the
audience’s eyes to look through the image. The colour of the tricycle in this
image looks blue however I have seen a print of this image which shows that the
true colour is actually green. Which contrasts with the red and orange of the
handles and rust. The contact points between the wheels and the ground are very
small creating the illusion that it’s floating or that it has been placed there
specifically. However I know that Eggleston wouldn't have staged it
because he simply documents his surroundings. The tricycle is evidence
that there would have children here however the lack of people says otherwise
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