Monday, 1 February 2010

Vertical and Horizontal frames - part 2

Subject 3: Leutasch village and valley
The foreground and sky are the largest areas, these are quite empty. Main visual elements are in the central band. To have extended the vertical separation, would have needed a higher viewpoint (helicopter??)
In landscape frame, the village and valley takes up 2/3rds of the frame. Extension of the frame sideways includes areas of trees conveying the spaced out rural situation. A letterbox shape suits the subject better from this viewpoint
Subject 4: Hohe Munde from Weidach
Main elements are the Hohe Munde (High mountain) in upper left, stretching back to another peak in the distance on the right, and the little chapel and tree in the foreground centre right. Sky and snow in foreground and background are of less interest.
The mountain is larger in the frame in landscape format, and is thus more prominent. Chapel on right hand one third placement brings reasonable equilibrium to the image. Horizontal image seems more succesful for this subject.
Subject 5: Wooden buildings
Again, the foreground and sky are quite empty. The wooden huts are just below centre with the range of mountains receding into the background. Huts are relatively small in the frame, and I should have moved/zoomed to a closer position.
In this framing of subject, the wooden huts are prominently in the foreground. However, the wider frame reveals a second group of buildings on the right which I feel distract interest from the original group. Consequently, I prefer the vertical to the horizontal frame for this subject, especially if the snowy area in the foreground were partially cropped out.

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