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Life in a Daoist Temple (4)
Lanbowen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 374 W: 53 N: 379] (2944)
A temple in the heart of Chengdu where you can find some peace while living in such a big and busy city. Always nice to go to a temple to take pictures especially from incense just like this one.
Have a great weekend.
Cheers
David
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Lanbowen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 374 W: 53 N: 379] (2944)
The "Rule of Thirds"
Edited by:Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5947] (23588)
Hello again
I hope you don’t mind if a play with this image a little bit.
Much has been said both for and against the “rule of thirds,” but I want to see if that guideline can make this image a little stronger.
What I have done is to try to add some dynamism by placing the central incense stick on the (normally invisible) line that intersects the picture in thirds. Of course I have no idea what exists to the right of this temple – I am only assuming that there are more trees.
If, however, what is on the right is ugly – then I would step back from your three subjects and place the right hand one on the axis of the temple – and again, you get more of a “thirds” construction.
In either case, you get a slightly more dynamic composition.
Now – if square and stable are what you’re after, then ignore all that I have said :D – it is all VERY subjective! I can and do place images dead centre – when I want to project complete stability, or show perfect symmetry. – And then I still try use the thirds rule as I did here on the vertical, by having the subject trio occupy two thirds of the vertical canvas.