This week’s photo challenge is Rule of Thirds.
I learned this rule very early but have basically forgotten about it when taking pictures.
I would like to think this is a rule for the novice so as to get them away taking photos with subject of interest exactly at the center.
Composition is a complicated subject, only by taking photos with the subject of interest at the third points rigidly is not a panacea.
The picture here was taken by my wife while travelling in the South West of USA, visiting many national parks.
On this picture, the tree trunks are taken at almost the third points, leaving a lot of “empty” space to show the background – in observance of the rule proposed by the Challenger.
Unfortunately, this is the only one picture I can find right now fitting this week’s theme!
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I think I am guilty of this !
Your photos turn out amazing!
Thank you sooo much Michael šŗ ok for an Iphone !
Thank you, Vastlycurious!
Oh, this is a lovely photo! Reminds me of eastern Washington state, which is also desert with rivers running through it. I have found that the rule of thirds helps me to come up with more interesting compositions in my photos, so it’s been helpful to me (I’m one of those novices).
I think I have not used the word novice correctly. What I intend to say is that while I tried to adopt this rule when I first start photographing, later on, I did not intentionally stick by the rule and compose my image more based on intuition. Regards, Michael
Beautiful š
Thank you, Irene š
Very nice photo ā¦ beautiful color !!!!
Thank you, Isadora š
I like the rule and I like your wife’s photograph! ā¤
Diana xo
Glad that you like my wife’s photograph ! Regards, Michael
Nice shot for the challenger. It looks so serene.
Thank you, neihtn2012!
Thank you very much for your instructions!! Beutiful, by the way. Best regards
Glad that you like it, Martina!
What caught me eye, beyond the rule-of-thirds, was the unexpected parallel stratification lines between the distant hills, and the water lines on the trunks of the trees. This also added contrasting compositional elements in that the hills are horizontal strata, while we expect tree trunks to be verticle with texture, but the tree’s strata lines are also horizontal. I’m sure that was all planned, right? š
Oscar
Hi Oscar, you have very sharp eyes, they were planned š