**Big thanks again to my sister for letting me use her camera!
The two photos here I found to be interesting. The one above is with my subject centered with an all clear blue sky. The one below has my subject in the top thirds line with some clouds floating by in the background. I found that these two pictures were different in many ways. While the backgrounds are obviously different (even though both the sky), I think the one below gives the impression of the bird being higher since it is higher in the photo.
The above photo has the sailboat on the left thirds line which I like because it gives me the impression that the boat was sailing away, thus, giving it motion. Below, the sailboat is centered. I like this photo as well because the subject is clear, however, other sailboats snuck into the background which, for me, distracted from the main subject. This also felt like I was taking a photo of a sailboat left stuck with no wind in its' sail.
In the above photo we see my brother, while out on his boat,centered with the beach and some trees as his background. The sun is on his face and the subject of this photo is extremely clear/defined. Below, my brother is on the beach with some trees, a small cliff and the sun setting in the background. This composition really speaks to me (as my sister says). My brother is on the right thirds line. I like how this one has some really interesting natural lighting. I found this photo interesting, as well, because it is split into thirds with the sun as the left, the trees/cliff center, and my brother on the right. I really enjoy how this breaks up the photo but still focuses on the main subject when you look at the photo as a whole.
I love the first photo of the bird because of the interesting detail to its underside. I like the sailboat in the Rule of Thirds because the openness of the water makes it appear as though it is setting off on a wonderful voyage while the centered one doesn't really add any "feel" to it. I love the color scheme of the sailboat photos though. The way the mountains in the background have different hues turned out really nice.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Amanda Desmarais in that the rule of thirds sailboat seems like a perfect example of how the rule can add so much more interest to a photo.
ReplyDeleteLove the second shot of the bird, especially with the addition of clouds in the background. It was a little distracting for me that the water in shots 3 & 4 seemed to be an an angle. The sailboat shots were beautiful, especially the layers of color of the mountains in the background.
ReplyDeleteGood work on these. It is nice having a camera with more capabilities but don't let that trick you into thinking that you must have it in order to accomplish good photography. With your sailboat photos, be very aware of your horizon line. Both of these photographs have the horizon line tilting downward to the left. This is easy to fix with a bit of cropping and rotating, but you may lose the sailboat in the second one. Another thing to keep in mind when photographing objects that move, always leave space for them to move into. You can sometimes get away with photographing objects that are moving out of the frame, but it is best to start with unknown success of having your objects move into the frame. Keep up the great work!
ReplyDelete"unknown success" ...I meant " a known success..." oops...
DeleteI actually am going to say I love the second one of the bird and here's why; The first photo is spectacular as well with the light hitting the underside of the bird, but lacks background to me. The second one has those patchy clouds which to me, compliment the bird much greater than the first one. Both are great photos and you're great at taking them. Keep it up :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the first of the sailboat pictures. I agree that I like it because it gives a sense of motion. I also like that the mountain is also on a third line. It works very well together.
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