In this image I have found contrast, balance, and harmony. Lets start with balance, the horizon line in this photo is set a little above center so that we can see the reflection of the ship in the water. I believe the photographer did this as a way to portray balance in a radial sense.
Contrast has a few more meanings in this piece compared to balance. First there is the contrast of color from the rust of the ship to the greens of the plants and algae. A second meaning of contrast can be viewed in a cultural aspect. The wild vegetation is an opposite to the civilized buildings of man in the background. And one last aspect of contrast is in a psychological form. The dead ship and the living plants. The dead, decaying, rusting away ship is giving life to a small ecosystem. This could be seen as a metaphor for us and entire planet, that even in death there comes new life with it.
With that in mind this becomes a very harmonious picture. We get to view a small snapshot in which many things are taking place, a cycle of life, a cycle of human development, a cycle of our world.
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