Kensington Palace Teahouse
Todays technique tip is foreground.
I am using trees as an example, and here I am using two images from Kensington Palace and one from Hampton Court Palace both in London and both courtesy of HM Queen Elizabeth.
If you are taking photos of distant objects, such as trees, landscapes oceans horizons, you need to add something in the foreground otherwise there is a risk that they will be a bit boring.
In these two gardens, the trees were really impressive, as you can see. But the eyes actually put them in context and you can see the rest of the garden or building around them to add to the interest level.
When you take a photo, and depending on the focal length, the interesting bits can look a little distant, and well . . . . . a little uninspiring.
So, where possible, add some eye candy in the foreground. It can be flowers, trees, a branch or or rock.
There are exceptions though as in this shot here, where the symmetry and perspective distortion lead your eye to the teahouse at the end, so it is a sugar free option. this assumes that the thumbnail caught your eye and interest in the first place, enough for you to look at it here.
If you look at the first shot below though, there is eye candy by the truckload with the flower beds, and compare that to the lower shot of the trees where the large expanse of lawn and the bird is well . . . . . . boring.
As usual, I have had to plug in a blue sky as it was in London, and the washed out cloudy sky was well . . . . . you guessed it - boring.
Knock knock - who's THERE
Trees, Shrubs and Bushes Theme
Kensington Palace Teahouse
Todays technique tip is foreground.
I am using trees as an example, and here I am using two images from Kensington Palace and one from Hampton Court Palace both in London and both courtesy of HM Queen Elizabeth.
If you are taking photos of distant objects, such as trees, landscapes oceans horizons, you need to add something in the foreground otherwise there is a risk that they will be a bit boring.
In these two gardens, the trees were really impressive, as you can see. But the eyes actually put them in context and you can see the rest of the garden or building around them to add to the interest level.
When you take a photo, and depending on the focal length, the interesting bits can look a little distant, and well . . . . . a little uninspiring.
So, where possible, add some eye candy in the foreground. It can be flowers, trees, a branch or or rock.
There are exceptions though as in this shot here, where the symmetry and perspective distortion lead your eye to the teahouse at the end, so it is a sugar free option. this assumes that the thumbnail caught your eye and interest in the first place, enough for you to look at it here.
If you look at the first shot below though, there is eye candy by the truckload with the flower beds, and compare that to the lower shot of the trees where the large expanse of lawn and the bird is well . . . . . . boring.
As usual, I have had to plug in a blue sky as it was in London, and the washed out cloudy sky was well . . . . . you guessed it - boring.
Knock knock - who's THERE
Trees, Shrubs and Bushes Theme