Project #1: Photobucket slide show

This is my slideshow of the 14 elements and principles.

     The image of shape is a leaf floating in the water; I took this for shape because I thought the flat shape and color against the background of the water emphasized the points of the leaf.
     The next image is for balance. It is a dish called "arroz chaufa", or chinese rice. The serving sits center of the plate and is very symmetrical.
     For proportion, although I took this photo in the beginning of June when I went to Peru to visit family. It is a picture of the little town where my mom was born and raised called Bolognesi. I can remember thinking how tiny the village looked against the towering mountainous landscape. Even though I didn't know it at the time, I was taking a photo with a principle of design in mind.
     This is also a picture from when I was in Peru of my cousin's Macaw. I also remember thinking how bright the colors were of the bird and how he stands out from everything around him because of the color of his feathers.
     For emphasis, I used a photograph of my cousin in Peru's monkey. I thought this was a good picture for emphasis because I remember wanting to get up close to the monkey so he could be the focus of my photograph.
     For rhythm I used a picture of place settings at a party; the place settings at all of the numerous seats are exactly the same, forming a pattern.
     In the value photograph, I took a picture of the different shades of the clouds in the sky.
     For variety, I placed a flower amongst pebbles to break up the monotony of the grey.
     The shape/form photo is a picture of large boulders, something with an organic shape.
     For unity I used a photograph of a small man-made waterfall and it's surroundings. The scene gave me a sense of peace/quiet tranquility and its surroundings come together well.
     For texture as I was walking along a path outside I saw this strange looking flower-type plant that had these little berries all over it. The "bubbles" that make up the flower are clearly defined and has a bumpy texture to it.
     The trees in my space photo are far apart with nothing but field in between, showing the negative space where there is the distance between them.
     For lines I took a picture of the inside of a shelter at a park; the straight lines of the wood are clearly defined.
     For my last picture, movement, I took a picture of my friend as we were finishing a 5k mud race. You can tell that she is running by the splashing of the water as she ran toward the finish line, and she is in midstride, depicting her in action.