Self assignment 1-Rule of Three

[AnimalHunter]

This is my attempt at observing the rule of three as I've been reading about. I put the crane in the bottom left corner of the picture. A little off and down.
Did I succeed in applying the rule correctly?

ISO-220
F-9.5


Hey Denny, what are those two words that put everyone in this forum to shame?

 

[AnimalHunter]

Need to make image bigger i think.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Your subject is again too small to be considered a subject.


Think of your scene as a play on a stage...you have the lead actor, and the spotlight is on her. You have supporting characters, and they are lit, but only so you know they are there. Then you have some other actors on stage, and scenery that sets the scene. What the director wants, is for you to focus on the lead actor.

In your scene I have a hard time finding an actual lead roll. The first thing I was drawn to was the dark line of bushes, on the upper thirds division. Then I scanned the tree line and saw some buildings, then the moutnain. Then my eyes dropped down to check out the triangular masses formed by the water and the concrete. I had to look hard for the crane.

Even though you put it *near* a thirds intersection, it just won't help.

 

[Bgagnon127]

Agree with bitter. One thing that I read which has helped me is if your photo doesn't look as interesting as you hoped, move closer to the subject, or have a clear focal point of some kind. which is usually something in the foreground for small objects or can be in the background for large focal points such as mountains, large trees, etc... Keep shooting though, understanding the rule of thirds is really implortant to adding a visual "flow" to the image.