perspective proportions

Recently I found myself at an outdoor Art Show in an exclusive area of Los Angeles looking for cover from the sweltering heat and sun on a very bright day. While grabbing a cold drink and resting for a few minutes my mind retraced my steps,  thinking about all the stimulating art forms that I had viewed that day. Before returning to see the other half of the show I started to people watch, but I looked up (always with camera in hand) and started framing the huge yellow umbrella that was my refuge from the heat. The contrasting colors of the sky and the cloth made for a strong graphic and by tilting the frame and cropping a bit in camera on the edges of  the umbrella added the bit of tension that I was looking for. The direct sunlight backlighting the yellowish cloth increased the saturation and brightened up the color. A decision to slightly change angle to include part of another umbrella just at the edge of frame gave me perspective and a hint of proportion. I enjoyed the simplicity of the primary colors and graphic elements of this image I had just captured. A moment later a smile came across my face….here I was in the middle of an art show creating art. For me, there is really nothing quite like the feeling of creating an image. And the anticipation of that next creation that is always around the next corner.