This sequence of shots illustrates the demolition of a wall in our garden. My aim was to produce a series of images which captured the activity, and summarise the activity in a single image which captured the essence.
I regard the first two shots as 'record shots', just showing the environment with no particular artistic merit.
The third shot starts to focus in on the wall and hammer which are the stars of the image. Some background is visible, but the foreground composition is at least uncluttered.
I wanted to get closer, to eliminate all the superfluous pixels which didn't say anything more about the activity. Hence the forth shot made up of the hammer, unbroken wall and rubble. The composition isn't great, with the head of the hammer too low in the image to give impact. After all, this was a physical activity which involved a lot of 'impact' and I felt the image should capture this. Additionally, too much of the wall was still standing, implying a job only half done.
Consequently, I zoomed in tightly on the head of the hammer, placing this in a dominant position in the image surrounded by rubble. The hint of the wall in the background gives implied suggestion as to the activity without being too prominent.
This image has additional appeal. The line of the brick on the left points towards the head as an additional lead in for the eye. Also the stones in the middle ground point 'down', implying this is where the wall is going. This last image was shot without flash (the others all used artificial illumination), which has given the unprocessed image with more 'atmosphere', perhaps worthy of conversion to B&W. Finally, the hammer head and handle show signs of labour, reinforcing the strength of this image and the activity it was recording.
This is my first posting where I believe I have captured an implied message and told something of a story.
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