So much for the rules.
24th April 2010
Well the rain finally arrived today ! It seems like ages since it rained, we quickly forget when we get a dry patch that rain is so frequent here. Any way I did not go out with the camera but I have a couple of photographs from earlier in the week.
As a landscape photographer I am always trying to “construct” my photographs. I would carefully place items in the picture, using the rule of thirds, looking for forground interest, leading lines etc. I will often walk around a scene several times to find the best viewpoint before considering exposure etc.
This week I took a couple of Photographs which could not be more different in terms of content and composition and still I think both work.
The first of Croagh Patrick was taken from the side of the Leenane Road, I was parked in an awkward spot and went to grab my picture. As I composed I removed most of the field in the foreground as it had nothing in it, but just as I turned away the farmer herded his sheep and lambs across the field.
I was delighted and grabbed another few frames, the sheep complete the picture, providing the foreground interest .
Yesterday as you know I was out on the bike at Clogher lough, as I turned to go back to my bike I looked at the empty field behind me, and was struck by the scene. I still don’t know why, I think it reminded me of the Windows desktop background!! .
Anyway I took the picture. There is no forground interest, the picture is cut in two across the middle, no rule of thirds , and yet I still like it, I have tried cropping to create thirds but it just seems well balanced.
So much for the rules!
As a landscape photographer I am always trying to “construct” my photographs. I would carefully place items in the picture, using the rule of thirds, looking for forground interest, leading lines etc. I will often walk around a scene several times to find the best viewpoint before considering exposure etc.
This week I took a couple of Photographs which could not be more different in terms of content and composition and still I think both work.
The first of Croagh Patrick was taken from the side of the Leenane Road, I was parked in an awkward spot and went to grab my picture. As I composed I removed most of the field in the foreground as it had nothing in it, but just as I turned away the farmer herded his sheep and lambs across the field.
I was delighted and grabbed another few frames, the sheep complete the picture, providing the foreground interest .
Yesterday as you know I was out on the bike at Clogher lough, as I turned to go back to my bike I looked at the empty field behind me, and was struck by the scene. I still don’t know why, I think it reminded me of the Windows desktop background!! .
Anyway I took the picture. There is no forground interest, the picture is cut in two across the middle, no rule of thirds , and yet I still like it, I have tried cropping to create thirds but it just seems well balanced.
So much for the rules!
Comments
By Ann-Marie Mulloy: Yes, I really like your Croagh Patrick taken from this side. The way its shot really tells a story - you know my opinion on mountains but I have to take it back - I do wish this one was mine.