Help me with composition

[JLew24asu]

Originally Posted by katodog

And Jeff, RAW is RAW, doesn't matter if it's Canon, Nikon, Pentax, etc.. Photoshop will read them all, so will Paint Shop Pro, AfterShot, Lightroom, etc..

oh yea, duh. second brain fart of the day.

[coop5885]

Originally Posted by JLew24asu

you guys are both right. part of me does say, fuck it, center it. but off center works better here.

Rule of thirds...live it, love it, use it.

Not to say I dont center things from time to time, but I try to avoid it when shooting

http://photoinf.com/General/KODAK/gu...of_thirds.html

[JLew24asu]

Originally Posted by coop5885

Rule of thirds...live it, love it, use it.

Not to say I dont center things from time to time, but I try to avoid it when shooting

http://photoinf.com/General/KODAK/gu...of_thirds.html

I definitely love the rule of 3rds. its just that my brain has a hard time processing it and often times drifts me to center it.

its a brain flaw. but I'll get it one of these days.

[JLew24asu]

how is this?

[coop5885]

Much better in my opinion

[Silvrr]

Originally Posted by coop5885

Much better in my opinion

Agreed. I would straighten the horizon a bit, I think it slopes down to the left. may just be an illusion though.

[JLew24asu]

I think it naturally slopes down to the left.

do I need a little more foreground? I feel like its a little tight at the bottom.

[scott_lewis]

Originally Posted by JLew24asu

I think it naturally slopes down to the left.

do I need a little more foreground? I feel like its a little tight at the bottom.

Nope. Looks good the way you have it, your subject fills the frame and no question what your subject is. Background landscape & sky only contribute to the overall composition, and don't distract. Adding more foreground would, in my opinion, leave the impression of your subject "floating" rather than anchored.