Editor’s Choice - some Great Photography
January 10th 2010 20:33
A selection of our best photos from the past 24 hours.
This is a wonderful selection of photographs, so I am going to make a brief comment about each of them which should help you with your photography skills.
Nina Li of China takes to the air while training for the women's aerials competition at the Freestyle FIS World Cup in Calgary, Alberta, January 9, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/Todd Korol
The angle/perspective of the photographer makes the skier appear spectacularly high, juxtaposed against the flag. It is the magic of photography and the simplicity here plays a role, as do the simple colour contrasts of red, white and blue.
2. They mean business and it shows in the positioning of the vehicles, the postures on the motor cycles and the long depth of field.
3. The colour contrasts here are significant, the symmetry in the castle, the oblique side of the triangle which links the child' head, the woman's head and the head of the sculpture, and the effective use of the rule of thirds make this an eye catching photograph. It is probably more than you would perceive yourself if you were visiting there.
4. The sheer mass created by the number of people and the crowding tells its own story.
5. The water here is magnificent and the juxtapositioning most unusual, the roof of the house which is rectangular and the rectangular fence, the positioning of the allotment relative to the rest of the picture, the oblique angle of the boat and the two rectangles created by the roof over the gate plus that extra little bit of colouring, provided by its terra cotta colour. A sad scene but a great photograph. In many of these photos including this one, that rule of thirds is prominent.
6. A wonderful, unexpected photograph, with the geometry and the colour uniformity with slight contrast makes one want to stop and look at this unusual image of an object most of us have never seen before.
7. Sheer delight, heart capturing, well composed with a great choice of depth of field.
8. Quite amusing really with the emotions of the fish showing in its body language, a well composed and with great perspective, photograph.
9. Well positioned, great angles, unusual subject matter and that extra touch added by the triangle formed by the fire, the shiny billy can and the metallic plate, as well of the grey body of the monk in contrast to the dark background makes you want to stop and keep looking.
10. The blurring of the skiers, the clustering effect, the oblique angle and the miniaturisation, make this photo distictive, the movement 'en masse' is captured.
11. Marvellous use of rule of thirds, and contrasts in the sand colours and the oblique pattern, together with a distant depth of field make this photo memorable.
12. Short depth of field allowing a crisp focus on the girls face and the triangle formed by the justaposition of the hand with the face , distinguishing, eyes and headgear and framed by the hand makes this exceptional. The simple clarity makes this photo superb.
13. The angles, subject matter and the range of orange colours are a feature of this exceptional shot.
14. Simplicity is the key here with central positioning of subject matter.
15. The subject matter invokes horror and the plight of the shorn mink held by caring hands of featureless humans holding placards with animal images makes this photo exceptional. It gets its message across superbly.
16. The mad boys of sport, what more can I say.
17. You witness and feel the tumble here, you can almost see the snow spraying up as you watch.
18. Extreme religious fervour is captured beautifully with the emotions.
19. Wonderful framing and just what can be achieved with barren branches outlined with snow make this photo notable.
20. Emotions and barriers are the features of this image and the narrow depth of field, focusing on the woman's grief.
21. Contrasting atmosphere enhanced by the smoke distinguishes this one.
22. The sharp focus of the man's face and the colour contrast of the hooded one, makes this photo 'graphic.' Initially the hooded figure is missed, creating a shock as the eyes move around the photo away from the man's face.
23. A marvellous effect from the triangle formed by the woman's hat and the two contrasting buckets with depth added by the snow and the cottage to the rear is the feature here.
24. Sharp foreground focus but with extended depth of field and the barrenness of the terrain, but the simplicity of children and their play make this photo both noticeable and pleasing plus it tells its own rather sad story, but there is no sadness in the acceptance by the children who know no other way of life.
I do hope you appreciate these comments, they took a long time to do.
link to this wonderful range of photographic skills, you will learn a lot from them despite just enjoying the views
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