In this case, I would keep the bottom third. It's the bands of color that make this shot special. Rules are made to be broken. Paul On Sep 3, 2006, at 2:33 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
> Eliminating the lower third would place the composition in an oft > preferred one wherein the horizon is out of the center. Obviously > not a > compelling rule, but one that I've followed from time to time if the > resulting composition felt better as a result. > I think I like the tree/building placement as is. > > Jack > > --- Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> This is a question about composition. I came across the following >> photo >> (not mine): >> >> http://www.zyeuter.com/bon_baiser_de_valensole/photo107872.html >> >> There is much about it that I like, but I think that the bottom third >> is >> a mistake. It seems to me that the photographer should have cut off >> the >> bottom third, then extended the composition somewhat to the right (if >> >> possible--maybe there's a cement plant there), placing the building >> at >> the upper-left "golden rectangle" point. >> >> What do others think? Is there justification for keeping the lower >> third? >> >> Joe >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
