Daily Shoot: Symmetry can be calm and soothing. Make a photo today featuring symmetry, either in subject or composition. (@logista)
We often think of things as symmetrical which are not really. The human face is a good example. Though we have the same number of features on each side, there are definite differences If both sides are identical the face actually looks odd. (I've created a couple of examples)
So my offering of symmetry is asymmetrical - same but different. I like bending the rules.
Walking through Montreal, I came across these characters who stare down at all who pass. They are visitors from the past. I wonder who they represent; what is their message.
Montreal has a mix of architecture, with a very few buildings surviving from the 18th century to modern. streamlined structures. I ate dinner at a restaurant facing one of the faceless structures - rows of flat windows which seemed opaque, surrounded by concrete. There was nothing decorative on the structure. I do like clean lines - the simplicity of Danish teak - but the wood itself emanates warmth. Many buildings of the 70s simply are function, with no feeling.
Walking lets me notice all the details from a time when craftmanship was respected and form was considered as important as function.
