tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post8904410557510698649..comments2023-10-25T01:42:27.469-07:00Comments on Victoria Daily Photo: Windblown Mergansers and Some Notes on CompositionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-45988162698276324912010-03-22T06:26:50.146-07:002010-03-22T06:26:50.146-07:00It seems so easy to make a good picture of the way...It seems so easy to make a good picture of the way you explain it. Thank you for the explanation.MurciaDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06966175616015142793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-66372266504255456652010-03-18T13:39:03.928-07:002010-03-18T13:39:03.928-07:00Awesome post. I have been told that I have a good ...Awesome post. I have been told that I have a good eye when it comes to composition. The photos that get a lot of positive feedback are those that have the 'foreground, middle ground, background' thing going on. <br /><br />I also have a paper cutter at home that I use to crop the hard copy of my photos for my albums, and of course the crop feature on the laptop computer comes in handy for the virtual pics.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-86397182259158274482010-03-18T11:51:28.751-07:002010-03-18T11:51:28.751-07:00It is fascinating to understand what makes any ima...It is fascinating to understand what makes any image more interesting or engaging than another. It's what our eye does when viewing that lets us know if we like it.<br />I know I often enjoy a composition where the rectangular borders do not seem to contain the imagery and the subject extends beyond it's format limititations.<br />A common practise for amateur photographers and artists in general, is to have a specific object tightly centred with a lot of space around them because the subject is the entire focus, versus the greater picture itself.<br /><br />A recent poster here, Anne McKinnell, has some great shots on her website with really good compositions including close-ups of the texture of flamingo feathers where we know the subject, and the interest is the abstract detail and colour.Dean Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517101319415981439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-35163565988953828622010-03-18T09:54:48.704-07:002010-03-18T09:54:48.704-07:00Speaking of birds...
Some great photos of nesting ...Speaking of birds...<br />Some great photos of nesting herons to be had in the north side (Admirals Rd side) of Cuthbert Holmes park.<br />I counted about 4 dozen or so yesterday. One big tree has been turned into the community 'nursery' with about six nests that I could see.<br />I now have a new found admiration for the patience of nature photographers...Mike Laplantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813745494544900779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-13595284559689195992010-03-18T09:51:08.606-07:002010-03-18T09:51:08.606-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mike Laplantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813745494544900779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-57912089809971405522010-03-18T09:47:12.204-07:002010-03-18T09:47:12.204-07:00Somewhere on my puter I have a program called Gold...Somewhere on my puter I have a program called Golden Ratio. It will overlay any window with a semi-transparent grid based on the Golden Ratio, and a spiral produced by these grids. (Interestingly, the Golden Ratio is very close to 1/3).<br />Many famous historical artists used this Ratio to compose their works.<br />You can also Google for Golden Ratio images and simply import it as a semi-transparent layer to overlay your base image to see how your composition compares. <br />I don't get too caught up with it, but it's an interesting exercise.Mike Laplantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813745494544900779noreply@blogger.com