Landscape Winds of time

eyeofbart · 03-08-2013, 07:54 PM

Drove past an old farm and saw some cool shots.

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stone12 · 03-09-2013, 12:56 PM

Nice angle for this shot and the sky is a beautiful colour,like this,regards

eyeofbart · 03-09-2013, 11:19 PM

Originally posted by stone12

Nice angle for this shot and the sky is a beautiful colour,like this,regards

Thank you

Alliecat · 03-13-2013, 10:54 PM - **1 Like**

Welcome to the forum

This is kinda cool. I like how the colour of the trees & the windmill are all very similar shades. Makes the windmill look more organic, as though it's more akin to the trees & less of a manmade thing. There's a large empty blue patch on the left which feels to me at least as though it balances the busier area of branches. And, the lines of the branches lead your eye around all different directions within the frame. One could nitpick about composition & moving the windmill a bit to be on a third-line, but I think it's ok as is.

eyeofbart · 03-14-2013, 09:52 AM

Originally posted by Alliecat

Welcome to the forum

This is kinda cool. I like how the colour of the trees & the windmill are all very similar shades. Makes the windmill look more organic, as though it's more akin to the trees & less of a manmade thing. There's a large empty blue patch on the left which feels to me at least as though it balances the busier area of branches. And, the lines of the branches lead your eye around all different directions within the frame. One could nitpick about composition & moving the windmill a bit to be on a third-line, but I think it's ok as is.

Thank you!
You are referring to the thirds rule?I kinda see that stuff after the fact at this point. I know it's more of a discipline .I hope to get that with experience.

Alliecat · 03-14-2013, 02:37 PM

Yes, just imagine a tic-tac-toe grid across your frame. "Technically", points of interest should be on the intersections of the lines, & horizons or other lines in the photo should be along the grid lines. Technically. However, "technically" one should write in complete sentences too, & many great authors use fragments to great effect. So I think that sometimes it's perfectly ok to break the rules; sometimes a picture will just work better with a different composition than the "rule". There are probably some good basic photography books dealing with composition in any library, and reams of stuff online. I think one does need to have a basic understanding of the rules of composition -- if only so you know which ones you're breaking

Keep shooting & have fun.

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03-09-2013, 12:56 PM	#2
stone12 New Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10	Nice angle for this shot and the sky is a beautiful colour,like this,regards

03-09-2013, 11:19 PM	#3
eyeofbart New Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 19 Original Poster	Originally posted by stone12 Nice angle for this shot and the sky is a beautiful colour,like this,regards Thank you

03-13-2013, 10:54 PM - 1 Like	#4
Alliecat Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: East of Everywhere, Canada Posts: 740	Welcome to the forum This is kinda cool. I like how the colour of the trees & the windmill are all very similar shades. Makes the windmill look more organic, as though it's more akin to the trees & less of a manmade thing. There's a large empty blue patch on the left which feels to me at least as though it balances the busier area of branches. And, the lines of the branches lead your eye around all different directions within the frame. One could nitpick about composition & moving the windmill a bit to be on a third-line, but I think it's ok as is.

03-14-2013, 09:52 AM	#5
eyeofbart New Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 19 Original Poster	Originally posted by Alliecat Welcome to the forum This is kinda cool. I like how the colour of the trees & the windmill are all very similar shades. Makes the windmill look more organic, as though it's more akin to the trees & less of a manmade thing. There's a large empty blue patch on the left which feels to me at least as though it balances the busier area of branches. And, the lines of the branches lead your eye around all different directions within the frame. One could nitpick about composition & moving the windmill a bit to be on a third-line, but I think it's ok as is. Thank you! You are referring to the thirds rule?I kinda see that stuff after the fact at this point. I know it's more of a discipline .I hope to get that with experience.

03-14-2013, 02:37 PM	#6
Alliecat Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: East of Everywhere, Canada Posts: 740	Yes, just imagine a tic-tac-toe grid across your frame. "Technically", points of interest should be on the intersections of the lines, & horizons or other lines in the photo should be along the grid lines. Technically. However, "technically" one should write in complete sentences too, & many great authors use fragments to great effect. So I think that sometimes it's perfectly ok to break the rules; sometimes a picture will just work better with a different composition than the "rule". There are probably some good basic photography books dealing with composition in any library, and reams of stuff online. I think one does need to have a basic understanding of the rules of composition -- if only so you know which ones you're breaking Keep shooting & have fun.

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