Visceral Response

I am easily captivated by images that reveal things that the naked eye cannot normally see.  This image in particular causes me to have a number of emotional responses.  One of the first things that my eye is drawn to is the detail of the form of the glowing glass envelope inside this halogen light bulb.  The way the light reflects off the imperfect and rounded corners and edges of the rectangular prism is beautiful to me.  I am deeply moved by the color that this image has.  The amber glow that is put off by the bulb causes me to feel a warmth.  I can almost sense the heat being put off from this picture.

The majority of the space in this image is unoccupied.  True negative space can be seen at the far right edge of the image as bottom of the light bulb fades into complete blackness.  This allows for the focus of this picture to be the electrified tungsten filament.  The filament being at the center of the image, and also being surrounded by they almost perfect circle created by the outside of the lightbulb, draws my eye right to it.

There is a tremendous amount of contrast in this picture as well.  The outside edges are almost completely black.  As my eye moves closer to the center the light becomes more and more intense until the very center appears to be completely white.  This stark contrast adds a lot to the overall feel of the image.  It almost gives me the feeling that the bulb is just barely beginning to light up, and the darkness is being pushed away.  It is a very comforting feeling.