Saturday, August 22, 2009

Twisted

This thing was in the parking lot of the eyesore across the street from my house. My shack can be seen through the center twist.
Thought i'd try shooting from different angles and see how it looked.

I used to be able to see the mountain from my house, but now the eyesore blocks my view, now that's TWISTED!
Eyesore in the background.
And here is the whole thing.
The vast parking lot was once a pasture that i miss!
Can you tell i'm not impressed with the new neighbors.

1 comment:

HightonRidley said...

You're doing the right sorts of thing by trying different angles and points of view that might work.

Do two more things and I think you'll find your shots starting to come together nicely.

1) De-clutter the background and 2) position the main point of interest - the thing u want folks to see most of all - according to the rule of thirds.

To do 1) either get in close so the background is part of the thing you're capturing or use a limited depth of field so the background is completely blurred. To do this, use as large an aperture (low f-number) as possible. Or combine the two.

2) For the rule of thirds, imagine the photo divided into three horizontal and three vertical strips, all evenly-spaced.

Then you put stuff along any of the dividing lines or, for maximum "power", put them where any of the dividing lines cross.

Have fun practising - good luck :)