Rhythm

3 March 2025

How it is March already?!?

I spent a few hours in the shop this week, so I didn't feel the need to create anything extra from my challenge this weekend. The "challenge" in the shop was to create with whatever was in the cold room. Nothing already in mind, and no idea what I would find when I got there. Sometimes it's a challenge because there's only one flower of a particular colour left and I really want to use it so I have to find other flowers that go with it, whether it's the same colour tone, same type of flower or there may be a hint of another colour in the flower that ties others in and they just work. I only had to put together floor stock, so it wasn't a busy or stressful day and it ended up being a lovely way to start the week.

I spent most of the weekend working on photography projects for my Diploma. Thank you Cassy for being my talent and going along with my vision. Being able to change in the park whilst not drawing (too much) attention to oneself is a skill. I should double your fee.

I'm sharing the image I created to demonstrate Rhythm this week. It might not look like it, but this took me HOURS! Being the pedantic besom I am I "had" to make the columns the same. Not having access to the Lego Masters Brick Pit I didn't have enough of any one single colour bricks to create the columns and flooring from a single colour, so I went with a pattern. (Repeating a pattern adds rhythm too.) The product was like a bowl for fruit salad! Too much colour! I went with the 90's wedding photography vibe and chose selective colouring. After spending about 80% of the time mucking around with Lego (I had to make most of the people too - they were in bits!) I have to say that I did feel like I had spent some valuable self care time (I enjoy Lego) and remembered the unopened kit that I have waiting for an appropriate chunk of free time in which to make a start on it. I should timetable that. It's a treehouse, and it's extremely cool!

Anyway, back to the photo...

I chose repetition to create rhythm in this shot, and decided on the recurring pattern of Lego people in “windows”. There is enough difference between the people to create interest and draw the viewer to look closer, and I think the eye moves through the image smoothly. I am wondering now whether I should have created a better pattern throughout the levels with the bricks, or whether this almost haphazard array adds interest. It has formal balance and a compound centre of interest, although the slight differences between the people hold the viewer’s attention. The shape created by the bricks frame each individual Lego person, but their similarities and close proximity unite them as a group.

The specific feedback from my Tutor said, "Works well." I'll take that. What do you think?

This Module is my favourite so far. Give "The Genius of Photography" a watch if you're into documentaries - it left me with plenty to mull over.

We're on cyclone watch this week to see whether the boxing tournament planned for the weekend will be affected. Alfred, you can just go on your merry way and leave South East Queensland alone thank you

It's been quite a party, ain't it.

Purple Fairy