Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]USA TEXAS VICTORIA Hi there ? Brian's photograph brings out the college photographer instructor in me. First of all, there are no "rules" of composition. There only are ":elements." Brian's photograph is an excellent example of some of them. 1. Triangles. The eye enjoys seeing this element, The youngsters are positioned in a perfect triangle. 2. Rules (perhaps that should be elements) of thirds. Each child's head is positioned in one of the thirds. 3. Most importantly, eye direction. The child's head on the upper left is looking toward the girl on the lower left. Her face is directed into the picture. Follow her direction and you see the little girl in blue, whose face is turned to the center of the photo and also toward the youngster in the upper left. The viewer's eye just keeps revolving in the circle, never leaving the photograph. This is very close to being a perfect photograph. In all, there are more than a dozen "elements" of composition. No picture can include all of t hem. But for a single picture to encompass three of them is remarkable. Discourse on the other elements upon request. Bravo, Brian! ?Bill On Sat, May 21, 2022 at 9:18 PM Bernard Quinn via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > I love the expression on her face. You have captured her. I sincerely hope > you are considering tripping your output! > > Barney > > > Barney Quinn, WK3Z > 301-775-1386 > > > > > On May 21, 2022, at 7:17 PM, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> > wrote: > > > > ?By also posting this one, I hereby double my 2022 output. > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bkreid/family/IMG_1741.jpeg.html > > > > (My granddaughter Nora, looking admiringly at her offscreen mother) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information