Foreshortening: Nature

This nature landscape focuses on the use of perception of curves with an emphasis on the way depth can be given through differences between the foreground and the background of the picture. The more detailed darker front most tree greatly differs from the simplified lighter impressions of the trees to the top right  these trees are less detailed and appear further away, thus the impression of depth is given. The curve of the hillside as seen from this perspective allows us to see the trees shrinking and fading as we look further into the distance. The image would be quite unbalanced if it were not for the shadows of the trees and the lines of the curve of the landscape pulling the eye to the right side of the page,  without this the front tree would create unbalanced focus. Even the front most trees branches stretch to the right adding to this point right. Also the implied line of the trees, curving towards the busier distance of the upper right corner draws focus away from the front tree where focus begins. The shadow to the bottom right corner balances out the buildings and trees to the top right improving the pictures composition.