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Capture the Moment
CAPTURE THE M MENT
We Love Photography
With Uncle Dick Stein
It’s cold and wet outside as I type this - but it isn’t in this delightful image of Karijini National Park. And I am so grateful to Lauren for sending in the picture - it gives hope of spring! Emotion aside, it’s also a great picture for a number of technical reasons: 1. All the leading lines of the photo are there, and they intersect brilliantly. Look at the way the bough of the tree echoes the slope of one side of the gorge - and then the root, bank and water shadow do the same for the other side of the rocks. 2. The picture is taken into the sun but cleverly dodges the glare and sunspots that Lauren would have gotten if the camera lens had been in direct light. There’s a little heat haze in the sky, but that’s what the country is like. 3.The multi-green river is instantly attractive and isn’t it fortunate that there is an underwater rock to break up the shallows. Not if you’re running a tinny in there at full speed, mind, but that’s why you keep looking over the bow … 4. Last but not least - measure the photo with your thumb - it’s got a 2:1 panorama aspect but in this case presented as a vertical pano. That’s unusual straight out of a camera - normally we just get 3:2 or 16:9 by sticking to the camera settings and sometimes our subjects demand different framing to look good. Full marks to Lauren here for realising that. Okay, I’ve looked outside and it’s still raining. Time to get out the map and see how far away the warmth and sunshine are.
Well done Lauren, you’ve won
A $200 GIFT VOUCHER
from Send us a pic for some tips and you could win a $200 Voucher! Email photos to: comps@western4wdriver.com.au
