Canon DSLR Speed Challenge # 184--RULE OF THIRDS

Oh, and to Steve (of Cornubia) - loved the swan shot. I think having so much head space, and having the swan swimming out of the frame really conveys a great mood and tells a story. Well done.

Great challenge everyone. And thanks for the detailed critiques, Jason C. That's a lot of extra effort!

Nice work everyone.

Congrats Chris, Allen, and Randall!!

Great set of photos everybody.

Congrats to Chris, Allen and Randall. Jason, I hemmed and hawed about whether or not to crop my photos but in the end, I didn't want to come close to winning so I left it alone, LOL. Too busy right now to host a challenge and when I saw the other entries, I knew it didn't matter if I cropped it or not

My fave was Jon-Wiz's spider web!

Maureen Souza wrote in post #12046348
Congrats to Chris, Allen and Randall. Jason, I hemmed and hawed about whether or not to crop my photos but in the end, I didn't want to come close to winning so I left it alone, LOL. Too busy right now to host a challenge and when I saw the other entries, I knew it didn't matter if I cropped it or not

My fave was Jon-Wiz's spider web!

Yeah I liked to though it doesn't follow the rule of thirds. That to is closer to the rule of 4/5ths horizontally anyway.

How ya feel'n Maureen? Those ribs getting better?

GarryKirsch wrote in post #12043457
Oh, and to Steve (of Cornubia) - loved the swan shot. I think having so much head space, and having the swan swimming out of the frame really conveys a great mood and tells a story. Well done.

Thank you. I endured a freezing couple of hours following a couple of swans round a lake in order to get the shot I wanted. I think the framing is just a bit off - nothing a little cropping couldn't fix.

Congrats to the winners. Some really good work from other entrants, too.

Congratulations to Eastcoastsponger, Airfrogusmc and RandallC, plus thanks to Jason for a great competition and the individual critique.

Jason C,

Thanks for taking the time to give your opinion on all the entries as well as choosing a great topic. To answer your question about my photo it was not cropped at all just resized. I added noise to it and the focus was set to his nose or atleast I tried to get it there. I shot it with my 40D and a Canon 24-70mm. Oh, this was the first challenge I ever won so I'm pretty excited! I'll get the next challenge up ASAP.

Challenge is up!!

https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1015348

airfrogusmc wrote in post #12046419
How ya feel'n Maureen? Those ribs getting better?

Still mighty painful, Allen. I was told 6-8 weeks of soreness is expected but I didn't realize how much broken ribs hurt!

Maureen Souza wrote in post #12047177
Still mighty painful, Allen. I was told 6-8 weeks of soreness is expected but I didn't realize how much broken ribs hurt!

Every time ya breath it re-aggravates I would imagine. I hope you're feeling much better soon.

Breathing is the least of my worries; I had a bad cough when the break occurred and this week, the allergy season kicked in. I had about 3 sneezing attacks yesterday and felt like someone put a spear thru my chest.

Thanks Jason c for the comments as i said this was my first time posting, but will not be my last am still trying to get use to uploading and re sizing. this is the pic i was trying to upload as the RoT is better i think ??
Thanks
Simon

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Maureen Souza wrote in post #12047331
Breathing is the least of my worries; I had a bad cough when the break occurred and this week, the allergy season kicked in. I had about 3 sneezing attacks yesterday and felt like someone put a spear thru my chest.

THats sounds awful. I hope you're back to 100% very very soon.

simjay wrote in post #12048560
Thanks Jason c for the comments as i said this was my first time posting, but will not be my last am still trying to get use to uploading and re sizing. this is the pic i was trying to upload as the RoT is better i think ??
Thanks
Simon

Simon check this out

http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/Rule_of_thirds

http://www.jakegarn.co​m/the-rule-of-thirds/

Also wanted to add a couple of quotes from some of the greatest and some things to think about:
"When subject matter is forced to fit into preconceived patterns, there can be no freshness of vision. Following rules of composition can only lead to a tedious repetition of pictorial cliches." - Edward Weston

"There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know that's impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants." - Arnold Newman

"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs." - Ansel Adams