Thinking foreground, middle ground and background
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Another one of Agimak Lake in northern Ontario
A vertical orientation would look like this, which doesn’t exploit those glorious clouds and the lighting effect of the background hills under heavy cloud contrasted by the burst of sunlight on the reeds in the middle ground.
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Love them both, but I think I prefer the landscape. Such gorgeous blues and greens…a sight for sore eyes!
The changing light was really beautiful that day.
I quite like the vertical representation – it makes those foreground shadows prominent and the tree creates a natural frame for the boat.
Hi Jude. Yes, I thought it was a pretty good composition, but I don’t think it has the atmosphere of the landscape shot.
Well I like them both so it’s a win win for me 🙂
Gorgeous blues and greens.