#230 - Breaking the Rules

One of the first comments I've read for a photo I've posted in a site I'm member was "you have to follow the rule of thirds". I was embarrassed cause I really liked the photo and the comment was obviously correct. Not following the rule of thirds was a "problem" in that shot. But it's not always like that in photography. Of course we have to know the important rules but a few of the most interesting photos I've seen are the ones that are breaking them. So IMHO it's important to know and understand the rules but there is definitely creativity in breaking them.

Post your best photo that either deliberately or by accident breaks an important rule of photography. As I'm rather new in photography mentioning which rule you are breaking would actually help me


The fine print....
1. Post ONE photo (max 1024x1024).
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme.
3. Post your single picture in this thread. If it's not obvious, explain what motivated you to take the picture and/or how you feel it represents the weekly theme.
4. The challenge is interactive. Any response is welcome.
5. The judge will pick the WINNERS and choose one of them to be the judge for the next week.
6. This challenge closes after 7 days, then allows for a day for the judge to choose the winners.
7. Any Pentax (or Samsung DSLR) camera will do.
8. Pictures can be from any time frame, not just within the week of the current theme.
9. In case the winner of a challenge is unable to become the judge for the next challenge, the winner will PM the #2 winner and pass the baton to that person to be the judge.

The challenge will end on Saturday January 26th

Previous 15 Challenge Subjects: 212 - Trees, 213 - Fences, 214 - Physical Strain, 215 - The Daily Grind, 216 - Colors of nature, 217 - Heavy Industry, 218 - Wisdom, 219-Surprise, 220 - Blue, 221-Vanishing Point, 222-Motion, 223-Juxtaposition, 224-Metals, 225-Firelight, 226-The [Not-So] Mundane, 227-Angles, 228-Theater, 229- Does not Belong

Be creative and have fun.

Giorgos

[arnold]

Poor focus, poor light, a bit noisey, terrible weather........????

Tugboats

A great composition. Yes, the noise is a problem, but perhaps that is pushing the lighting too much in PP? The fact that it is 'dark' adds to the interest.

[lukulele]

"Could we see a model with lower mileage and better shape?
"My grandpa had a lens like that on his camera."

[ramseybuckeye]

Rule of thirds, poor lighting, weak subject, ...

[jmschrei]

Subject should not be dead centre... fish-eye shots in my experience generally benefit from application of the rule of thirds but the lens can encourage you to just shoot intuitively with your own rulebook.

[Nick Nero]

Things that aren´t to be there and you can´t explain......

This is a 3 minute exposure and at the far back, to the left of the tree in the middle, there´s a contour, a humanlike shape of something I can´t figure out what it is or how it got to be there. Irritates me.

[lukulele]

Things that aren´t to be there and you can´t explain......

This is a 3 minute exposure and at the far back, to the left of the tree in the middle, there´s a contour, a humanlike shape of something I can´t figure out what it is or how it got to be there. Irritates me.

"He's come about the reaping?" Monty Python's Meaning of Life

[Nick Nero]

"He's come about the reaping?" Monty Python's Meaning of Life

Not exactly the season but who knows, could be

[sealonsf]

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Keep the horizon straight and don't blow out the highlights.

[ramseybuckeye]

"He's come about the reaping?" Monty Python's Meaning of Life

Hey, I didn't even eat the mousse

[lukulele]

Tom, I figured someone would see Nick's irritation as John Cleese in that hokey Grim Reaper costume before me. I can see the whole dinner party walking out of the woods into the graveyard. Great image Nick!

[simone]

My personal model.
You see, the subject can't stay still, no focus, no composition, it was luck that i could at least take a pic of such kid full of energy.
This is my first post. I wonder if it is OK.

[Bramela]

Yep, it certainly is OK.

[tsakatsaka]

It's getting harder and harder

[Nick Nero]

"He's come about the reaping?" Monty Python's Meaning of Life

Hey, I didn't even eat the mousse

Tom, I figured someone would see Nick's irritation as John Cleese in that hokey Grim Reaper costume before me. I can see the whole dinner party walking out of the woods into the graveyard. Great image Nick!

I´m sooo glad you guys also see him in there. Had it only been me, I´d be worried.......

[ramseybuckeye]

I´m sooo glad you guys also see him in there. Had it only been me, I´d be worried.......

Saw who?



just kidding, it is a great image by the way, has a real creep factor though.