Hi Dallas,
Although it might seem a bit unusual, most photographs tend to have weight and balance.
The positioning of light and dark elements within the frame, along with their relative size has a strong influence on the overall aesthetics of a photograph, and although we usually expect to have lightness in the top of a picture (probably because we are used to seeing a bright sky above a darker earth), putting a dark object above a brighter area of a scene can also add some dramatic tension.
Now while I like the idea of tension in photographs, I also think it has to be balanced with real perceptions.
In your photograph you have a stairway in the top of the picture, but I think most people looking at this image will come to the same conclusion as me and assume that we are looking at this picture upside down.
With that in mind, I would be inclined to rotate this image back to the upright again… the weight looks natural in this instance and, if you crop the image properly, the symmetry is also rather seductive too.
Don’t give up on this idea though… start looking for dark subjects to put in the top of the frame and you might be surprised by what you will find.
Cheers, Anthony
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