One of my recent State Capitol photographs would benefit from having more Republicans in office. And, this has nothing to do with politics!

While visiting the Delaware State Capitol, or Legislative Hall in Dover, it was nearly impossible to achieve symmetry while creating the chamber shots. Take a look at how off balance the House of Representatives chamber looks from the center aisle:

House chamberHouse of Representatives chamber in Legislative Hall in Dover, Delware on July 20, 2015 The center aisle is shifted far to the right within the frame. The reason for this is that of the 41 representatives, 25 are Democrats and just 16 are Republicans. Since there isn't much additional space within the room, the large percentage of Democrats causes the center aisle to shift to the right of the frame. If there had been 4 or 5 more Republicans, I could have achieved symmetry within my photograph.

I experience a similar issue in the Senate chamber. 12 of Delaware's 21 state Senators are Democrats. So, my picture of the Senate chamber also lacks symmetry:

Senate chamberSenate chamber in Legislative Hall in Dover, Delware on July 20, 2015 One way around the symmetry challenge is to ignore it and shoot from a different perspective:

House chamberHouse of Representatives chamber in Legislative Hall in Dover, Delware on July 20, 2015 From this perspective, it's more difficult to determine how many Democrat and Republican representatives there are in Delaware. And, it can make for a more interesting picture as well.