Submitter's Name:	Tracy Krishnan
Title:	Symmetry Broken
Gear used:	OM-1, Zuiko 50/1.8
Diaphragm:	f16
Shutter speed:	1/250
Film Used:	Kodak Max 400 ASA.
Technical Information:	This Pavillion is at the Huntsville Botanical Garden, Alabama. I was seated at one end looking at the other end down the center of the pavillion. I would have preferred the sun to have been directly overhead so that the shadows falling on the floor would match the ceiling. That would have been perfect symmetry. Hence the title "Symmetry Broken". Pictures were taken 9/28/02 and developed the same day.
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

Lovely, great symmetry, great lines, great contrasts. Small detail: is that some barrel distortion at the top of the picture, or was the set-up very slightly inclined?

Comment left by: bbbean (bbbean@beancotton.com)

Symmetry is overrated. I like this shot a lot. I like the repeating shadows.

Comment left by: Ian Nichols (i.a.nichols@bris.ac.uk)

I also think perfect symmetry is a bit over-rated, and the shadows in this shot do a lot to define the solid elements. One minor niggle, though - it appears to be not quite level, which would have made it even better.

Comment left by: Chuck Norcutt (chucknorcutt@attbi.com)

Wish I'd taken this. I also note the 50mm is holding its own.

Comment left by: John A. Lind (no e-mail specified)

I like the concept in spite of the shadow mismatch. It breaks up the classical horizontal and vertical lines by adding some slight, strong diagonals. I see that as a feature, not a flaw. The perspective lines and repeating shapes pull the viewer in. An excellent example of strong symmetry making a horizontally centered vanishing point desirable when it's usually something to avoid. Yes, looks very slightly tilted, and very, very slightly off center. That said, both are very difficult to achieve through the viewfinder with the absolute exactness in a composition such as this one. It does not have one iota of forgivenss and I suspect the structure itself is not perfectly square (which you cannot do anything about). It's easily handled by slight cropping and rotating slightly the the print slightly by mounting with a mat (been there; done that).

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