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Personally, I find that contrast and simplicity are both quite striking when combined together. I'm a huge fan of black and white photos and in many cases I find colours just blend in some of the strikingness of the main object/scene which is being photographed. I enjoy nature and like capturing many scenic photographs as well as somewhat candid/random shots of commonly overlooked things. I hope I learn how to take more centralized and powerful shots in black and white as well as creating film pictures.

A memorable moment for me is the time I fell while climbing a skipping rope as a child. As I was slowly creeping up the neon ropes, one of them snapped, leaving me hurdling towards the ground. All I vividly remember are the end of the broken green line and the surprisingly bright sunny day. As I fell closer to the ground, I shut out the bright blue sky with my eyes so that when I hit, I was in complete darkness. Although not the most pleasant memory, the bright skipping ropes remain engraved in my memory.

What is so striking about this photograph is the unrealistic nature of this shot. Her seeming to be floating body is both eloquent and peaceful - exaggerated by her white dress. The contrast of the white dress and dark background gives the woman a sense of importance and natural elegance and the simplicity of the photo brings out the details such as the ripples in her dress and the bracelet around her wrist. The beauty of this photo masks the fact she is in really deep water mostly because of her self-assured calmness which emits to the viewer. Overall, I enjoyed the soothing gracefulness of this photo in a place of danger. Excellent response! Thanks. 15/15