Balance

50 mm f/5.3 1/400

85 mm f/10 1/125

16 mm f/3.5 1/1600

 With a vertically symmetrical object it is not difficult to explore balance. In a studio with controlled lighting. Since this shoot was mid afternoon, it was impossible to eliminate the "dark side of the photo" consumed with shadows. As a compromise, the first two images have a lot of contrast to emphasize the light/dark side of the photo.  The final photo is a more complex composition, that tonally balances the negative space in the foreground and the background. The car's shadow is almost a reflection of the silhouetted buildings/fences behind while the bright concrete is opposed with the large section of clouds. Dividing the space is the subject in the center, with two leading lines on each side (fence and building) to "draw your eyes through the photograph". As a whole, I feel this photograph is not about the subject specifically, but the entire composition. In that, the subject is everything that is captured in the frame.