The Rule of Odds - the theme for week 41 in the 52 week challenge. I did a bit of research on this - it does seem to be a valid concept for composition - but I couldn't any suggested reason for this preference for odd numbers of items?
@jgpittenger Hi Jane - I can see what you are saying and it does make sense of the idea. If you have two you can use many spots to position your third to give a pleasing combo - but to get the fourth in it will have to be more forced and hence a more contrived overall result? Thanks so much for your response - I do appreciate it. Cheers Rob
@rosie00 Hi Lesley - apparently there are four main concepts (did some research) rule of thirds, rule of odds, rule of space - Leave free space for the object to "move into" and rule of position- POV. I think we all probably do them subconsciously. :)
this is so pretty...nice processing...I think there is something quite old and deep about these odds...not just visually....the trinity, 7 days, ok, 12 months doesn't work, but you get what I mean.
I've often wondered about that but reached no real conclusion. That said, I now suspect Jane @jgpittenger is right on the money. Plus the fact that odd numbers (of things) can be made into such visually interesting shapes. Plus, of course, odd numbers can have a centre item, not a space.
This is lovely Rob, I remember when I started gardening I was told to always plant in three's, I'm not sure the rule would apply so much on bigger numbers but it certainly works for the magic 3. BTW this would be great for the etsooi challenge if you would care to tag it?
@granagringa Ahh - that's another interesting idea! It's just like that Left to Right idea - difficult to explain why but it definitely seems to work. :)
@golftragic Hi Marnie - I like your extension of Jane's idea - the central object instead of a space. If there is a space - add another one and it will suddenly look better! It's all quite intriguing, :)
@suzanne234 Hi Suzanne - yes - it's very obvious with gardening and ,as you say, it definitely works. It's probably a rule taught in gardening school!! Thanks for the info about the etsooi challenge - I haven't had a chance to get very organized for the challenges since we got back. But I'll tag this one as an easy entry. Many thanks Rob
I've often wondered about that but reached no real conclusion. That said, I now suspect Jane @jgpittenger is right on the money. Plus the fact that odd numbers (of things) can be made into such visually interesting shapes. Plus, of course, odd numbers can have a centre item, not a space.