Project 7

This project explores further the last point in project 6, i.e. the positioning of the subject in the frame, and its relationship with the surrounding area. They are laid out in order of my personal preference. All shots were taken at 28mm, f/22 and 1/200 second.

This has a nice balance between the subject, sky and horizon.

Although the subject is central, I think there is still a good balance between it and the surroundings.

Probably too much sky, and the subject is beginning to wander out of the picture.

Too much of the foreground grass. Almost 50% of the shot is grass and completely uninteresting.

This was perhaps not the best subject to demonstrate the effects of positioning, although it does bring out another interesting point. The subject is, in effect, made up of two parts, the mother and the child. The mother is much bigger than the child, and if you look at the first shot, the mother is off centre, but the child is central. Similarly, in the second shot, the mother is central, but the child is off to one side. This has changed the balance of the shot, and, had the subject been a symmetrical shape, the second shot would probably be less pleasing. (As with the boat in project 6)