Contrast, Balance, Harmony

This photo is a good example of contrast, as well as balance and harmony. The first thing I notice in this photo is the contrast of color between the blueish-gray mountains and the yellow-orange trees. I also feel that there is contrast of the textures between the the soft trees and the sharp mountains.

This photograph also exemplifies balance. In some ways, I feel this photo has symmetrical balance because of the reflection on the lake. It is almost a mirror image of the top half of the photo, and the bottom half. That being said, I think it could also be asymmetrical because there is so much variety in the mountains and trees. There are different colors, shapes, heights, etc.

Last but not least - harmony. You can see and feel harmony in this picture because everything is in place. There isn't a strange object or something that doesn't belong in the photo. Because of the reflection, you have the same colors repeating throughout the image which also brings harmony.