Spatial Hierarchy--


This image shows a clear spatial hierarchy. The photographer shows a foreground, which your eyes look at instantly, the street signs, a middle ground--the street light, the building behind it, and a background--which is the sky. While all three are sharp, the sharpest appears in the foreground and is eye-catching. The vantage point in the photograph also makes the image work really well in showing the hierarchy, if it had been different you never would have gotten the same serenity as was in this photograph.







Vantage Point--

This image by Ansel Adams shows a clear vantage point. The "key to flatness" here shows that this picture solves the image. The camera itself is placed low to the ground, making the eye immidiately jump to the lines on the pavement. Upon further notice, we, as the viewers, are getting an idea of continuance because of the vantage point we are given. If the camera had been any higher, we would not have the sense of being right there on the road and following the path it creates. The deatil in the clouds creates an effect also, and had it been different weather conditions, the photograph would not have worked as well. The vantage point here gives us that sense that we are in the photograph, making it difficult to see the photo as flat.