A simple example of unsightly merges in your photographs. Make a final visual sweep of the scene in your view-finder before you press the shutter button, to be sure you have separated all of the elements in your composition. Keep your eye on the bench in the background…
All it took was a little “side-step” to the left, to avoid having the bench appear to grow out of the tree trunk. In this instance the trees nicely frame the bench by the 2nd step and it becomes another subject in the composition. Merges are hard to avoid in bushy scenes and there are more I didn’t correct - take a closer look and see what you can find… ( 17-55mm lens @55mm, F/22 & 1/25s, +1EC, ISO 800 )
Click on the Photowalk icon above - it will take you to details of this first assignment and a further link to an excellent article on the rules of composition.
Some warmer composition tips and examples than I have shown, are explained in this article I came across as well.
This cheery little fellow waited patiently for me to finish up with the picture-taking and sweep out the bird feeder so he could eat – we’ve been hit with the freezing rain and blustering snow the last couple of days. I believe this pretty bird is the male Pine Grosbeak, he and his lady-friends are regulars at our feeder. More about them here.
( 100-400mm lens @ 330mm, F/5.6 & 1/1000s, +1 EC, ISO 800 – still had to be cropped a bit )
by PatB
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