The rule of thirds is probably the first rule anyone learns in photography. This rule has its time and place. I have seen photographers stick to this rule and change a composition from amazing to amateur.
The image above has no foreground interest, neither does it have clouds to absorb the negative space that surrounds this image. To the left and right is a plain green lawn with no interesting subject matter.
In this case, setting the horizon to the top thirds of the image would not provide a strong composition since there is too much negative space in the foreground. Similarly, setting the horizon line to the bottom thirds of the image would have the same effect since the plain blue sky would provide too much negative space on top of the image.
I used the path to lead the eye to the middle of the scene where the houses and trees are, and the negative space around keeps the eyes focused on the houses.
Camera Settings: ISO100, f/16, 1/100s
The Rule of Thirds Doesn't Always Work
ReplyDeleteAnd it ends up with an excellent shot! Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you
ReplyDeleteYeah thats true. Great photographers know when to break all rules to get interesting and unique photos. I have a photography blog where I explained about Sunny 16 Rule.
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I think this will be helpful for the readers.
The shot is amazing. And rules are meant to be broken.
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