is it dynamic balance

[laurel2sg]

Hi, i just wonder if this is dynamic balance?





Camera: Pentax K-7
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 25 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: +0.7 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

And comments on that-could-be-improved are so much welcome.

Thanks

[dcclark]

I'm afraid that I have no clue what you mean by "dynamic balance". Are you asking about the composition, or are you asking about some technical details (like the range of dark and light)? Can you clarify?

[laurel2sg]

Ja, I mean more about the composition, specially how elements in the photo get our eye attention.

You can see some examples here:Flickr: Discussing Dynamic Balance in Việt Critique __ Vote NOW "Ngẫu Nhiên"

Dynamic balance is explained like:

"Informal Balance is the balancing on opposite sides of a given point, by one or more elements that are dissimilar or contrasting elements. Say we had a picture of a baby playing with some blocks. If you folded that image in half; on one side you would focus on just the baby, but on the other side you would focus on just the blocks. Here you have two entirely different things that do not even remotely look the same, but that’s OK. Informal balance is less obvious, because its subjects are often not uniform, in fact they vary greatly. There is nothing wrong with this, because it gives the viewer more to appreciate."

which is different to
"Formal balance is the balancing on opposite sides of a given point, either by one or more elements that are identical or very similar. Think of a nice formal portrait of someone staring straight ahead. If you were to fold this picture in half, it would look the same on both sides. Both sides would have one eye. Both sides would have one ear. Both sides would show half a nose, and both sides would show half a mouth."

Photoshop Photography Visual Balance in Photography Composition Tutorial