Contrast, Balance, and Harmony

This picture was taken on one of many random hikes with my husband. We decided to hike one of the volcanoes in St. George, the Holocene Volcano. Instead of being sensible and taking the trail up to the top... we embarked up the steep side. Half way up I stopped to catch my breath and took this picture.

Shown here is what the steep side of the volcano consisted of, hard porous volcanic rock with decaying vegetation. Peering above the rock we see the soft blue of the evening sky and a sliver of the moon in the distance.

This picture shows contrast between the texture of the hard brittle volcanic rock and the soft blue sky. We can also see a contrast in the regards to color, the dark grey black tones versus soft hues of blue.

This picture gives us a sense of balance by how the juxtaposition of the rock within the frame of the photograph. The harshness of the mountain side cuts up at a diagonal  angle cutting the photograph almost in half. The backdrop of the sky provides a balance distinguishing the foreground from the back ground.

I feel like this photograph presents harmony in regards to the colors portrayed. All are cold colors which present a calm harmony. I also feel that everything in nature is harmonious and placed in relation to each other for a purpose.