Friday, November 13, 2015

Sunrise at the Seashore

They say that when composing a photograph you should never put the subject in the center of the photo.  Instead, it should be positioned to one side, with lines leading into it.  Ideally, it is said, the principal object should be at the one-third point, which conforms closely to the Greek principle of the Golden Ratio.  But many photographers argue that this is a rule that is meant to be broken, especially when the subject matter is strong enough to carry the viewer's interest.

Here's a photo with the center of interest--the sun--pretty close to the middle of the photo.  It does have leading lines in from the sides with the silhouettes of the sand dune and the fence.  So does it work?  See what you think.

Sunrise on the Delaware Seashore
Some of my other photos can be seen at www.positives.biz.

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