In the portrait photo taken by Gregory Halpern's series from Buffalo in 2003, you see a young boy standing in the middle of train tracks. What makes this photo so captivating is how the boy is strategically placed. His hood is up tightened around his face, making the viewer question if Halpern tried it both with and without to get this shot. Also, the placement of the top of the boys hood to line up perfectly with the line around the building. The way the boy is standing also makes it more intriguing versus having him just stand there with his arms by his side. The diagonals of the tracks balance out with the diagonal of the power lines in the background. The slight pop of color from the tan building against the strong gray of the boys coat against the white sky and snow provides a good sense of contrast. All of these things bring the picture together to make a well balanced, well thought out image.
In the landscape photo Halpern took from the same series, it looks as though it is taken from a plane. The way the sun is just peaking out from the clouds creating a defined horizon line. I think that the fallen snow on the ground below helps bring out this picture even more because of the dark spots poking out among it. It makes you wonder if Halpern waited until the sky was just changing colors on top of the clouds in that way and until the plane passed over the ground looking that way. The clouds almost look fake as well because of how they almost even out with the way the background landscape seems to fade out into the blue and white blend. I feel as though it took several shots from within the plane and through the window to get this exact perfect moment in time and space.
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