The relationship between points

The following two shots are of naturally occurring subjects that have two points  in the frame. The relationship is now between the two points as opposed to the single point images where the relationship was between the edge of the frame and the point.

The relationship between points 1 & 2

In my image 1, the life belt and the bin, the bin appears as the stronger point. It has more mass and the red colour is a lot brighter than the orange of the life belt. It is a close thing though and you may well find your eyes wandering from the bin to the belt and back again.

In the second photo of the benches, the left hand bench is a lot larger and therefore commands the most attention. It is interesting to note that that in both images you tend to exclude the surrounding picture information. As the course book mentions, two points create an implied 'space' around themselves.

To demonstrate the unresolved tension in a photograph, see the image below. The eyes have been placed equidistant from the centre of the frame. N.B. in this particular shot there may be a slight favouring of the left eye due to the lighting.

Unresolved tension between the left and right eye.