Landscape Project 7 - figures in a landscape

This project highlights the importance of figures in a landscape. I have chosen three photographs to illustrate this point.



The first was taken in Bilbao on a long flight of steps which were designed to be part of Frank Gehry's fabulous Guggenheim Museum. The staircase connects the road bridge above, with the promenade which runs in front of the museum. I was out before breakfast; before the crowds and before the light became too harsh and I spotted the potential of the staircase. All I needed was an early morning walker on their way to work and, eventually, he arrived!






Without the solitary figure, the shot would have lacked some focus and the scale of the construction would not have been obvious.





The second was taken at Nymans Gardens in East Sussex and shows three small figures

in the distance. They not only add a little colour to the scene but their attire gives some indication of the weather connditions and shows that, rather than being a shot of a private estate, it is an area open to the public.

The final photograph was taken in Trujillo, in Extramadura, Spain. It is the main square (Plaza Mayor) in the centre of town. There are two figures in the square, both apparently tourists and

their presence adds extra interest and information about the time of day (as all the locals are in the shade taking their lunch or having a siesta).