Digital Trends

It's easy to see a building as a geometric shape, but don't forget to look at the negative space too. Here, the space between the towers forms an arrow, reinforcing the message of “up.” Both contrast and saturation are boosted in this image.

Everyone knows what a palm tree looks like. By moving close to the trunk and looking up, I saw something different — spokes forming a circle. The saturation on this photo was also given a boost. The top of the trunk ends close to the lower horizontal line on a rule of thirds grid.

This abstract image was created by pointing the camera straight down from the balcony of a 22nd floor apartment to the walkway below. I couldn't figure out why this image held me, but then I realized it was smiling back at me — notice the face made by the figures on the path
(eyes) and stairwell (mouth).

I crouched down low at one of the corners of the Eiffel Tower and shot up with a wide angle lens. Converting it to monochrome accentuates the geometric forms. I wanted the viewer to react with “That's the Eiffel Tower!?” and have another look, instead of “That's the Eiffel Tower — yawn.”