Week 10-Color Contrast

My first impression of the photo is that it is very simple. The bottle definitely stands out from the stark black background. I like it though, because the bottle has a lot going on in its design. It's funky! It kind of carries the life of the photo all by itself without needing a lot of extra background.

In front of me is a Mountain Dew bottle with several shades of green in a geometric, graffiti pattern decorating it. The background behind it is a simple black piece of cloth, perhaps a blanket or a sweatshirt.

I like the composition because the bottle is not directly standing up in the center, but laying at an angle, not a normal position for a pop bottle. All of the lines in the design of the bottle stand out from each other because of the bold, bright colors. The different green colors on the bottle form a monochromatic color contrast because they are just different shades of green.

The photo may suggest that a person who takes a picture of a Mountain Dew bottle is a little odd, maybe eccentric, since the designs on the bottle are very funky and the bottle is a collector bottle. Who collects pop bottles right? :) Since I like the word, and it seems to fit, I will once again say this bottle picture should be named Funky.

This photo connects to Paul Cezanne's drawings because it is a simple still life. The bottle is sitting on a simple surface, yet pops out because of the color contrasts of the green and the brightness of the colors used. Cezanne's fruit do the same thing. They stand out from the background because of the quality colors used.