Use of Diagonals
Whats better than a rusty nail? Two rusty nails of course.
Notice in both of these rusty nail pictures that I have made sure
that the wood grain runs diagonally across the frame. Try the same
thing with the grain either vertical or horizontal and the picture
will appear much more bland. Diagonals will always add a bit of
tension to any subject.
The main difference between this photo and the single nail is of
course the angle of view, this one is straight down to the wood
allowing me to get the whole frame in sharp focus. It has a very
two dimensional feel to it and would be known in camera club circles
as a 'pattern picture'. This is one of those euphemisms that judges
use which means 'I quite like it but what the hell were you taking
a picture of'.
Sometimes it's just nice to have pictures of interesting textures.
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