Just playing around...

This is my peanut and you're not having it!

I found some pretty funny things up in the clouds today..........

Pony Pics

A little cropping.......

and a little cutting........

A few different views of the same picture.....

These two images of a gazebo

on the local common

are a good example of a typically centered picture

versus a picture taken using the rule of thirds.

I like both of these photgraphs but

I like the second picture more

because it still highlights the beauty of the gazebo,

while showing other interesting things as well.

Changing your view is a great way to change the composition of a photograph, and can be done in many ways. I've been playing with this in various pictures this week.

I got down on the floor, eye-level with my cat to capture a different pose. Shoes look entirely different when you're not looking down at them, but are shooting from the same level.

I experimented with standing up on chairs or a ladder for a different view and angle.

I positioned myself beneath an object and shot the camera upward to capture a branch, cloud, or something else unexpected as a background for the regular focal point.

These pictures show that the same vase can take on an entirely different look based on the angle that you are shooting from. Looking at items in a new way can add interest to a photo.