Thursday’s Task

[John Holbrook]

Ok, what threw me off was the diagraming. I don't know how to do that. I am aware of rule of thirds but otherwise not much else. Many of my shots are of well known icons and the composition is borrowed.

For this shot, I wanted that center flower to be aligned with the peak in the background. I also wanted to be low enough to make the flower field prominent and close enough to minimize the bare foreground.



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Ben, good composition (I like the 50/50 foreground and sky ratio in this)—and a gorgeous image! I like juxtaposition of the warm and cool colors too! If it’s not too much trouble—where was this shot taken? Living in E. Tennessee some of the images posted on FocalWorld are unfamiliar to me.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Ben, good composition (I like the 50/50 foreground and sky ratio in this)—and a gorgeous image! I like juxtaposition of the warm and cool colors too! If it’s not too much trouble—where was this shot taken? Living in E. Tennessee some of the images posted on FocalWorld are unfamiliar to me.

Thanks john. This was last fall along the Pony Express trail in the west desert area of Utah.

 

[Ken Rennie]

I may have a different understanding of framing. Anyway this is my take on framing. I used to try and frame images, I also used to fit things into thirds and obey all sorts of other "rules". Nowadays I don't bother instead picking on the thing that interests me, place it in the picture space and try and surround it with a few complimentary things either in the foreground or background. I have had to go back to 2010 for these. Ken

 

[John Holbrook]

I may have a different understanding of framing. Anyway this is my take on framing. I used to try and frame images, I also used to fit things into thirds and obey all sorts of other "rules". Nowadays I don't bother instead picking on the thing that interests me, place it in the picture space and try and surround it with a few complimentary things either in the foreground or background. I have had to go back to 2010 for these. Ken
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Ken, I really like the third image with the foreground trees and the dock.

The illustration I posted with the three “frames” (white outlines) shown in the pano image demonstrate possible choices one might make upon viewing the scene. I agree with you that composing an image is intuitive—I used the word “framing” as a synonym for composing, not bordering the subject with peripheral elements. Please forgive any unspecific terms I may use that lead to any confusion in these tasks.

 

[Ken Rennie]

Ken, I really like the third image with the foreground trees and the dock.

The illustration I posted with the three “frames” (white outlines) shown in the pano image demonstrate possible choices one might make upon viewing this landscape. As I assume everyone does—I often take multiple shots of a scene “framing” each shot by moving my feet, camera angle, focal length, etc. In my judgment, one of the several shots taken is the best but often another ha

I think of this as composition.

 

[rfkiii]

Delicate Arch. I make Ben stop with me every time we are in Arches to shoot this scene at the bend in the road. Almost like a drone shot. I just need a better prime than the 200-600 I have now.

Delicate Arch - the backside.

 

[John Holbrook]

Delicate Arch. I make Ben stop with me every time we are in Arches to shoot this scene at the bend in the road. Almost like a drone shot. I just need a better prime than the 200-600 I have now.

Delicate Arch - the backside.

Unusual first image of Delicate Arch—very interesting and a beautiful capture of the arch in your second.

 

[rfkiii]

Unusual first image of Delicate Arch—very interesting and a beautiful capture of the arch in your second.

Thanks!

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Interesting task and fun to see different interpretations of the task. Was tied up most of the week, so late to the party.

Here are two images with different compositions from Capitol Reef.

 

[John Holbrook]

Interesting task and fun to see different interpretations of the task. Was tied up most of the week, so late to the party.

Here are two images with different compositions from Capitol Reef.

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Jameel, you may be “late to the party” but you posted two very, very nice images of Capitol Reef. I love the large rock in the foreground in the first image—nice composition! The sunlit and shadowed areas in the second photo give the image a nice contrast and interest. It’s always nice to see images for theThursday’s Task posted later in the week too! Thank you.

 

[BlackRockArt]

I may have a different understanding of framing. Anyway this is my take on framing. I used to try and frame images, I also used to fit things into thirds and obey all sorts of other "rules". Nowadays I don't bother instead picking on the thing that interests me, place it in the picture space and try and surround it with a few complimentary things either in the foreground or background. I have had to go back to 2010 for these. Ken
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Ken, the 3rd photo is framed beautifully, love the lit trees.

Oliver

 

[Graeme F]

Hi John - added these photos as you suggested. Three ways looking at the same rock in the water:

 

[John Holbrook]

Hi John - added these photos as you suggested. Three ways looking at the same rock in the water:


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Graeme, thank you for adding your beautiful images to this week’s Task. A well thought-out series, each with its own merits—all are very well composed and edited.