On October 11th I spent the day traveling to Philadelphia with the Quidditch team. As we were driving away from New York we watched as the sun rose over the skyline of Manhattan. I knew I would not be able to take photos during the day so I wanted to capture an aspect of the city at the first chance I got. It was hard to catch a clear photo as the cars passed around us over bridges and through tunnels. This photo is a contrast to the stressful and busy day that I had. The small portion of light in the middle third of the photo focuses the eyes to the colors of the sunrise. The profile of the face blacked out in the photo gives an interesting border to the skyline behind. While this picture is not similar to Kertesz’s Montmartre, I think there is a simplistic aspect to the composition. The photo does not project any ideas of movement yet the gradient of colors suggests the passing of time.
-Eli McClain
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