There is always a new perspective. Ladder better alone on the wall? Or does the chair add an element and tension that makes yesterday's picture better or more appealing?
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To my way of thinking the chair is a distraction.
There is plenty of tension between the vertical and horizontal lines of the bricks and they strong diagonal lines of the ladder. At least that enough tension for me; don't know about anybody else.
The chair was very nice; I enjoyed the variety it produced, but I think I prefer the ladder sans the chair. It is now permitted to dominate not accentuate something else, that is, the chair. Also the monochromatic quality is very pleasing. Thank you!
I forgot to mention the strength of that diagonal--I enjoy the power of it!
Photo with chair has much to offer the more I look at it: colorwise (gray, light-gray, yellow-gray, reddish brown and that little smudge of red on the wall almost in the center of the photo) and composition-wise (diagonals, grid relaxed by the curve of the chair, the shadow of the ladder and the subtle shadow from the chair on the wall).
I like that the rounded edge of the chair provided a contrast to all of the straight lines.
I like both pictures for different reasons - so the answer is it depends on which is better. I agree with the other jennifer on the chair lines - curved and darker vertical than the grout lines. I also like the color difference.
I like the strong diagonal ladder in both.
What I like about the second is the color difference in the cinder block wall that creates a stronger vertical. The lighter blocks also help the grout vertical lines.
Ladder alone get my vote. Much more mysterious. Chair is a distraction.
I am behind in seeing your "dailies." I saw these pictures one after the other, but was attracted to the chair picture first. To my eye, something is missing in the second picture (DUH, I know, the chair!). I agree that the curves in the chair are so lovely with all of the repeated straight lines of the ladder, and the brick wall. I love how the ladder disappears behind the chair. In this picture, the ladder takes my eye out of frame. However, the simplicity of this picture is very alluring.
joan
I like the photo with the chair best. The chair and the ladder have a relationship and I can feel a story between them.
For me it's just the ladder and the wall every time. I love it.
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