This week's Photohunt theme is three. Three is one of those magical numbers when composing a photograph. Composition comes natural to my husband. He has artistic genes. But I struggle.
Besides the rule of thirds, he has taught me to try to look for three items when you compose a picture. It really does work but it doesn't make it any easier for me to see it.
I visited the Ballard Locks for a previous Photohunt and decided to practice my composition using the idea of three. There is a wonderful sculpture on the Magnolia side of the locks called "Salmon Wave". The artist is Paul Sorey. These metallic waves shapes are to represent various sea motifs - sea shells, octopus, whale fins or even sea monsters. They are also lit at night which sounds really cool but I've never seen it at night.
Here are a few more photos
Artwork statement
Comments (18)
Love your three, and a great take on the theme.
Posted by Candi | March 20, 2010 5:14 AM
Posted on March 20, 2010 05:14
Waves, of course. :) At first, prior to reading I wondered what the sculptures were about. Love the ones with the shadows.
Posted by Eden | March 20, 2010 6:49 AM
Posted on March 20, 2010 06:49
Beautiful photos~ that is an interesting sculpture. How do they come up with those ideas??
Posted by sandi @ the whistlestop cafe | March 20, 2010 8:52 AM
Posted on March 20, 2010 08:52
Those are awesome for the three....I have never seen anything like that before and I like how you captured it.
Thank you for stopping by my blog.
Posted by SmalltownRN | March 20, 2010 10:06 AM
Posted on March 20, 2010 10:06
Interesting and beautiful sculptures! They remind me of octopus' tentacles. I bet they look amazing at night.
I've heard of the rule of threes in photography and in home decoration, as in grouping pictures on the wall in 3's.
Posted by Maria I. | March 20, 2010 10:10 AM
Posted on March 20, 2010 10:10
I love the sculpture and perfect for the three theme.
Posted by Carver | March 20, 2010 11:11 AM
Posted on March 20, 2010 11:11
Thanks for stopping by today. Your pictures are great, and I learned something. I'm new to photography and didn't really know about the rule of "thirds" in composition. It makes sense though. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by Stephani | March 20, 2010 11:30 AM
Posted on March 20, 2010 11:30
I think I've seen that (or is it those?) before but at a distance. It's so interesting to see them up close. Your second last picture really captures that sense of movement of waves!
Posted by A. @ A Changing Life | March 20, 2010 1:27 PM
Posted on March 20, 2010 13:27
Thanks for stopping by my PhotoHunt today. I am very enthralled by your photos...they are just beautiful!
Kim
The Misplaced
Midwesterner
Posted by Kim | March 20, 2010 2:13 PM
Posted on March 20, 2010 14:13
great shots! i love looking at the details of this sculpture. beautiful indeed! :)
Posted by ipanema | March 20, 2010 3:54 PM
Posted on March 20, 2010 15:54
I really like the 4th picture, where we are looking at the other curls through the curl.
Posted by Alice Audrey | March 20, 2010 4:46 PM
Posted on March 20, 2010 16:46
Great photos of interesting sculptures. :)
Posted by YTSL | March 20, 2010 6:22 PM
Posted on March 20, 2010 18:22
Fantastic! I love metal sculpture.
Posted by sandrac | March 20, 2010 7:45 PM
Posted on March 20, 2010 19:45
Those are really cool. This has been such a fun theme with so many different angles. You've got great shots that fit the theme just right.
Posted by Scott | March 20, 2010 8:08 PM
Posted on March 20, 2010 20:08
Stunning! Would have also worked well for "spiral".
Posted by azahar | March 21, 2010 2:18 AM
Posted on March 21, 2010 02:18
Wow! LOVE the metal sculptures. Fantastic photos and great take on the theme.
Posted by girasoli | March 21, 2010 12:55 PM
Posted on March 21, 2010 12:55
This is such a cool sculpture - I like it a lot!
Posted by Annie | March 22, 2010 6:00 AM
Posted on March 22, 2010 06:00
Marvelous! I imagine they would be spectacular when lit up.
Posted by Mrs. Mecomber | March 27, 2010 7:28 AM
Posted on March 27, 2010 07:28