In yesterday’s post, I tried to demonstrate how the context or environment in which the main subject or focal point of the picture is placed has much to do with defining that main subject. If it is too small, or without other elements to lend perspective, the photograph is likely to be less successful.
Context, i.e. the surroundings of the object, helps to stress the main interest when the composition is well done. In addition, making sure that the main subject is large enough and distinguishable enough increases the overall effectiveness.
In the picture above, there is a leading line going from the bottom left angled upward to the right to Half Dome. This leads the viewer’s eye toward the main subject.
You can see yesterday’s picture of Half Dome and how insignificant it appears in the composition and context. Click HERE
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*All photographs Copyright by Jeffrey B. Ross with all rights reserved.
See previous Year of Yosemite (YOY) posts HERE. If you want to read the introduction to the YOY series, CLICK HERE.
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Meta Data – Day 181 YOY – Year of Yosemite
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Capture time: 10:07:52 AM
Capture date: June 7, 2016
Exposure: 1/640 sec @ f/5.5
Focal Length: 23.2mm
ISO 80
Canon PowerShot A590 IS