I thought we'd try another technical challenge this week. This week's challenge is inspired by a post I read over at Pioneer Woman Photography, a great photography blog!
The Challenge:
The Rule of Thirds
The Rule of Thirds
Submit three photographs of the same subject demonstrating the rule of thirds. You can either take three photos, cropping your image differently, or take one picture and crop it three different ways.
Enjoy!
Okay--I had a lot of fun with this one. I took 3 different pictures, starting with the farthest away and getting closer. The middle one is my favorite--I have it set as the background on my laptop! I think the first one it too broad and the garage adds a distraction. The last one is too close and she is too centered. Thanks for "forcing" me to learn a little bit more about the technical aspect of photography.
For those of you who don't know, Lilah (the dog in the pictures), has been very sick. She was in the ER for the weekend and she just came home last night and I took these pictures today. I'm so glad to have her home! The doctors believe there is something going on in her brain, but we can't afford the testing for that, so we are working with medication and we'll see how we do! =)
Mary, these are all beautiful pictures of her! I sure do hope that she gets better!
ReplyDeleteI agree- the middle one is my favorite- although the last one is also very nice- even though it is a bit centered. There is still a nice balance to it that makes it comfortable to look at. I love how in-focus she is, while the background is fuzzy (shallow depth of field)
You can achieve that purposefully by stepping back from the subject, then zooming in. Great job figuring that out!
Em
wow, it's interesting how people's tastes can really differ. I actually like the last one the most! Although I feel that the exposure in the first image really brings out the richness and beauty of Lilah's fur.
ReplyDeleteTo me the second image is sort of split in half with Lilah's nose marking the half way point...but there's something interesting about the information contained in the left side of that image, that isn't there in the third picture.
It really does help to see these all side by side to compare how cropping can make a huge difference in your comp. Great work this week!
I'm glad you chose to photograph a subject that is near and dear to your heart. You'll be happy to have these photos in the years to come. I hope and pray that Lilah continues to get better and that the vets are able to figure out her illness.
Welcome back to the challenge Mary!
diana
ahhhhh. she looks precious. It must just kill you that she isn't feeling well. so sorry for that and I hope she gets better.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite in this group is the second one. i think it is the best crop and yes, I like the depth of field in this one best. On the third one I wonder what it would have looked like to cut the frame with the line that runs horizontally across the entire length of the picture using the line of her nose to the top of her head to the line of her neck and back? the top of the picture would be background and then the the bottom of the picture would be her body. I think that would be an interesting way to crop this photo. Good job this week. I like the subject matter and I hope you learned some stuff about composition. Glad to have you back!!!