When this Little Blue Heron snagged a snack from the water there wasn’t time to concentrate on composition yet this OFF CENTER photograph feels balanced.
The off center is what makes it balanced.. to me the photo is almost perfect.. you have your subject towards the side where a persons eye will gravitate to, without it being the main subject and the rest loosing interest… this off center makes the eye roam to take in the surrounding beauty that was captured as well, the reflections, the colours even the in focus grass on the edge catches the eye… to me… Great photo…
This is perfectly balanced…between the heron and his reflection and all of the other reflections it makes for one heck of an image! This one is frame deserving!
Fab photo. We had a blue heron make it across the pond and it took up residence near where I lived many moons ago, when I was but a lad. We kept it secret so the ‘twitchers’ didn’t descend. Beautiful bird, beautiful shot.
The off-centred composition is what makes this photo stand out. Otherwise it would have been rather boring. It’s balance for a number of reasons. The heron is looking towards the empty space to the left, which adds visual weight to that side. In addition the few straws all the way to the left helps balancing the picture. All in all makes for a balanced and beautiful composition.
Your words expressed the feeling I had the moment I pushed the shutter button. I had considered cropping the grass on the left side and when I tried it the whole scene looked unbalanced – glad I went with the original! Thank you for taking time to truly look at and describe this photo!
Patty, where do you live to get such lovely photos? Looks like Florida? But what do I know. Anyway, this and your earlier photos are so interesting, with the flora and fauna.
A very effective composition. I would consider positive & negative space.
If you imagine a straight line from the upper left hand corner to the lower right , left segment of image is negative space and the right segment ( with the heron) is positive.
Now imagine a perpendicular line from the centre of your first imagined line. This line will connect to the upper right hand corner of the image. The point where the two lines meet is where the eye rests. The eye follows this perpendicular line into the positive space. The line crosses the bird’s head. The angle following very closely the angle of the bird’s dipped head.
That makes the image well balanced and effective. 🙂
The off center is what makes it balanced.. to me the photo is almost perfect.. you have your subject towards the side where a persons eye will gravitate to, without it being the main subject and the rest loosing interest… this off center makes the eye roam to take in the surrounding beauty that was captured as well, the reflections, the colours even the in focus grass on the edge catches the eye… to me… Great photo…
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Thank you!
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This is perfectly balanced…between the heron and his reflection and all of the other reflections it makes for one heck of an image! This one is frame deserving!
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Thanks Tammy!
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Beautifully balanced scene.
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🙂 glad you concur!
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Gerfect example of the Rule of thirds OBEYED – Conformist! LoL and you thought yourself a rebel Love the whole image.
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Honest Ron, I wasn’t looking to OBEY, lol! Thank you for the kind words.
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It does, of course!!
Perfect composition, love the reflection!
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Glad you saw the balance and enjoyed this sight too.
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Great composition PC and very well balanced indeed! 🙂
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Aww shucks :), thank you so much!
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The best part is the reflections in the bottom half that reveals what’s not in the frame! I hope that makes sense…..
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Actually what you said / saw makes perfect sense to me, the magnitude of the cypress tree reflection is the part I liked best about this one! 🙂
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Ron’s right…. rule of thirds….. balanced!
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Thanks Mike, I teetered about sharing this one 🙂
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Fab photo. We had a blue heron make it across the pond and it took up residence near where I lived many moons ago, when I was but a lad. We kept it secret so the ‘twitchers’ didn’t descend. Beautiful bird, beautiful shot.
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Thank you and glad you enjoyed this one.
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Hi Patty,
Off center or not, I like it. Have a great day!
Sherrie
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Thanks Sherrie!
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The off-centred composition is what makes this photo stand out. Otherwise it would have been rather boring. It’s balance for a number of reasons. The heron is looking towards the empty space to the left, which adds visual weight to that side. In addition the few straws all the way to the left helps balancing the picture. All in all makes for a balanced and beautiful composition.
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Your words expressed the feeling I had the moment I pushed the shutter button. I had considered cropping the grass on the left side and when I tried it the whole scene looked unbalanced – glad I went with the original! Thank you for taking time to truly look at and describe this photo!
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I think you nailed it with this one. Great reflections as well.
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Thanks so much Jinxy!!
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Patty, where do you live to get such lovely photos? Looks like Florida? But what do I know. Anyway, this and your earlier photos are so interesting, with the flora and fauna.
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I appreciate your enjoyment of the photo’s I take. Btw, your looks like thought is right 🙂
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A very effective composition. I would consider positive & negative space.
If you imagine a straight line from the upper left hand corner to the lower right , left segment of image is negative space and the right segment ( with the heron) is positive.
Now imagine a perpendicular line from the centre of your first imagined line. This line will connect to the upper right hand corner of the image. The point where the two lines meet is where the eye rests. The eye follows this perpendicular line into the positive space. The line crosses the bird’s head. The angle following very closely the angle of the bird’s dipped head.
That makes the image well balanced and effective. 🙂
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Thank you for taking the time to give such a thorough comment! I struggle with negative space and seem to have captured it without trying 🙂
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Very pleasing to the eye…love the complexity of the reflections in this photo. So much to study here!
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Thank you KarenAnn I almost didn’t post this one because I thought it may be too busy.
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I love the colors and reflections in this picture. Everything looks right.
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Thanks Sandy!!!
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Using the Golden Ratio, the bird is perfectly placed within the frame. Great shot.
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Thank you!!
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