Implied Motion (Option 1)

In this photo, the city is set up to show how cars move through the city.  Although there are no cars in this photo, people know that the lights represent cars in the city.  The eyes follow the lights of the cars between the buildings. Using our exsisting knowledge of cars in the city, we can observe the directions of the traveling lines.  In our mind we know that the white lights on a car is the front and the red lights on a car is the rear.  This lets our mind know which way the lights are going in the photo. Therefore, the viewer observes the white lines traveling toward the front.  The red lights flow away to the back of the photograph.

 
This photo is another example of implied motion.  Although nothing is actually moving because this is a photo, our knowledge of motion tells us that things are moving in this picture.  First of all we can see that the building in the center of the picture is falling down.  Instead, of being vertical, the building is diagonal across the screen telling us that it is falling down.  We know the direction that the building is falling because of our preconception of how thing natually fall.  Another thing that demonstrates motion in this photo is the puff of dirt that is coming from the base of the building.  We know that dirt natually lays on the ground; therefore if the dirt flys up in the air many particles are moving around in the air.  These facts combined give us the directions and movements of the objects within this composition.

Depth/Dimension/Space

This is a beautiful picture of architecture.  This picture is interesting to me because it is a good representation of the dimension of a room.  Although this is a 2D photo, there are several ways that dimension is used to give it a 3D quality.  First, you can find dimension by the sizes of the object in the photo.  For instance, The objects that are closer in the picture appear larger and the objects that are farther away apear smaller.  The bottom of the stairs look very large compaired to the steps at the top of the stairs.  This example lets you know that those steps that are smaller are farther away than the bottom steps.  Another way to find dimension is by the element texture.  For example, in the bottom of the picture you can see that the square tiles are separated by colors and grain.  However, in the back of the room the tiles almost blur into one color.  This also shows that the tile is closer.  Lastly, dimension is visible because of overlap.  If you look on the hand rail on the staircase, you notice how it raps around the stairs.  The stairs begin to hide behind the hand rail halfway up the staircase.  This shows that the handrail is in front of the the steps.  Therefore, adding dimension to the photo. 
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Tone and Color

A.  Tone in this photo proves once again that it is key element in photograph.  The tone in this photo does many things.  For instance, the tone in this photo is used to bring out great detail.  The viewer can easily see the detailed waves in the background to the black rocks, and even the details in the wedding dress.  The tone also gives this picture a mood.  The bright detail in the sky that reflect off the dark rocks create a sense of equal harmony and drama in the photo.
B.  The tone that shows great detail in the picture works lovely the way they it is combined with texture.  For instance, because the tone in the picture creates an awesome clarity, it allows the various textures in the photo to spring out.  The cracks in the black rock, the foam in the sea, and the folds in the dress fabric all add to the dramatic mood.
C.  The color in this photograph is used in a couple different ways.  First of all, color in this photo brings focus to the the bride and the scarf she is holding.  The bride and scarf really pop out of the background because of the contrast in the photo.  It begins with the bright blue sky contrasting with the black rocks in the forground.  The white brides dress really stands out from the blue sky and black rocks.  This makes here a great central theme in the photo.
D.  The color works well in this photograph when combined with motion.  The color in the photo causes to immediatly go to the scarf which stands out in the photo.  This is where the motion takes over.  Because the scarf is twisting and turning, the eyes are able to use the scarf to naturally flow through the whole photo.

Architecture

This image has a strong use of the element line.  The lines are actively being used as structural support.  The lines in the photo are used in a virtical fashion in the background and carry your eyes up the tall buildings.  The lines also carry your eyes horizontally in the forground when looking at the train and the tracks holding the train.  Some of the lines in the photo are tilted from the viewpoint and gives the photo a 3D perspective.

In this photo the dominant element being used is shape.  In the early stages of engineering and architecture shapes are used to guide the designer by breaking down the structure into parts.  In this photo shapes are used to make it easier to see how the city can be broken down.  The shapes in this city vary from rectangles, triangles, and cylandars.  Therefore, the shapes in this picture not only have the job of breaking down the cities structure but also to diversify the buildings allowing them to be dynamic.

The element in this photo is motion.  This is known as a concept art.  This is a concept for a building in motion.  Motion is used in this picture to show how the building would look if it shifts and rotates.  The concept of this building is that each floor can shift its position.  This motion allows the building to be exciting and dynamic.  Motion forces the eyes to follow the building to the top.  Motion also brings attention to the building, because it would be the only thing different in a city of still buildings.