Post Images here using the power of triangles

[Peter Ryan]

Here are a couple more, halos and all, but seeing as this is about composition and triangles, I thought I'd post them.

I like #1 best. But it is amzing how the railing and background match the pidgeon's colouring.

[ScoutR]

Going through some old shots and notice that I tend to use triangles and diagonals a lot when composing a shot. Here is another one from the spring

[ScoutR]

Rob, you suggested to me in another post (regardng this image) I should consider using a GG filter. I agree. This is a quick-and-dirty double processed ACR image blended in CS4. I agree it is better balanced than the blown out highlights of shooting almost directly into the sun. I do not have my calibrated screen at work so this might be a little off.

This if very good, much more dramatic than the original. The lighting is beautiful

[Peter Ryan]

Going through some old shots and notice that I tend to use triangles and diagonals a lot when composing a shot. Here is another one from the spring

I like this shot very much Wendy, simple but strong. Some may say the horizon should be higher or lower but I find a central horizon here reflects a peaceful country scene. The triangles give added strength to the bottom half and the ploughed field gives shape and gradient to the slope. I want to know what is over the hill.

I took one quiet similar shot a little while back with my film camera. The trick I am finding is to give the correct proportions to each area to balance the shot, which I feel you have done well here.

I started this thread as an experiment to see if others used diagonals and triangles and to see if this compositional element holds up generally as a valuable technique. I am sure it does. I have been generally concentrating on the broader shapes in my landscape shots, as well as detail, but I found the use of triangles adds greatly to the finished product.

I think a lot of photographers look at their image and say “thing one really worked” without understanding why or looking at the broader shapes in the image that gave it the basic composition. I draw an imaginary line around the broad shapes (circles, semi-circles, triangles, rectangles, etc) in my images when I review them to see what worked and why but paying particular attention to proportion.

Keep posting please, I am still learning from all I see.

[Peter Ryan]

This if very good, much more dramatic than the original. The lighting is beautiful

Thanks Wendy,

I think I am starting to tame PS. This was shot not long after sunrise. The sun being just off to the right. Below is the sunrise I shot.

[GrimTheRipper]

I never notice a "power of triangles" on my pix, but now I do. I got buncha of butterflies pix that are triangles because of their wings. But, here's couple shot I took this afternoon.

[Peter Ryan]

Thanks for posting Alan,

There are many opportunites for triangles, as you have posted here and also as Wendy from Canada posted above where she used the features of the composition to create the triangles. It is a different and I think exciting way of composing.

[ScoutR]

Not perfect triangles but definitely triangular composition.

[ScoutR]

Thanks Wendy,

I think I am starting to tame PS. This was shot not long after sunrise. The sun being just off to the right. Below is the sunrise I shot.

This is very beautiful. So calming. I love the lines and the smooth colour transitions. It is very peaceful.

Wendy

[Peter Ryan]

This is very beautiful. So calming. I love the lines and the smooth colour transitions. It is very peaceful.

Wendy

Hi Wendy,

It should have peaceful but the wind was howling and it was freezing - but photography doesn't capture that but I agree it does look peaceful and it came out as I envisaged with the diminishing aerial perspective giving graduated tones to complement the sky.

[Peter Ryan]

Not perfect triangles but definitely triangular composition.

Yes Wendy this is the use of triangles I was on about initially. This shot could have been a boring gradation of tones like a layer cake – one on top of the other, but using the triangles in the foreground has added interest to the shot and in this case added a leading line to draw you into the image.

Below is an image I took and used the slope of the ground and the shadows (that formed triangles) to cover up what would have been a boring foreground.

[Peter Ryan]

I was out shooting over the weekend and come across this one - I couldn't resist.

[Ramblinman]

Took this hiking through Kodachrome Basin in Utah. Triangles a plenty here...

[Clactonian]

Guess it fits in here too. Do you wanner count em?



The Crack, Tate Modern, London

[Dave Humphries]

I was out shooting over the weekend and come across this one - I couldn't resist.

Niether could I



I missed this back in August

[Peter Ryan]

Guess it fits in here too. Do you wanner count em?



The Crack, Tate Modern, London

I like it Mike. To me there is a lot of power in the composition if you can create triangles.

I see Dave has imporved my shot no end by twisting it. Well done Dave, you creative little fellow.

[Clactonian]

I even impressed myself on this occasion by taking the shot at this angle. I must have read an article somewhere!

[Peter Ryan]

I even impressed myself on this occasion by taking the shot at this angle. I must have read an article somewhere!

I think it is often referred to as the Dutch tilt.

[Dave Humphries]

I see Dave has imporved my shot no end by twisting it. Well done Dave, you creative little fellow.

Me creative? Nah, not a bit - I had to have it spelt out in black and white letters 3" tall - all I did was take the cue
(and add four more triangles)

[olcerel]