I posted a picture yesterday depicting a portion of the mountains that surround the valley I live in. Yesterday's picture is my view to the right and this is the view to my left when I am walking back towards home. I can also see a portion of this from my kitchen window.
I'm from Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa. Tulbagh is a small farming community.
Get Pushed Challenge: I have been doing this challenge on and off...
I am delighted to be partnered for the get pushed challenge although it was difficult to come up with a challenge that you have not already completed and mastered! LOL!
Your challenge for this week is to use selective focus but have foreground out of focus as opposed to the background. This should give you lots of natural framing opportunities.
An old photography book of mine suggests that foreground elements work best when they are considerably out of focus. They suggest to use a wide aperture, focus on your distant subject and get close to your foreground frame.
They also say that there should be substantial distance between the out of focus foreground and your subject so that the foreground will not fall into your lens's zone of sharpness.
Have fun with it!
I've complained before about the unfairness of the views you have. This is just rubbing it in! (Though I have visited, the sister in law's view in Plett is pretty good too). I just look out on other houses and a road. Lovely view.
Your challenge for this week is to use selective focus but have foreground out of focus as opposed to the background. This should give you lots of natural framing opportunities.
An old photography book of mine suggests that foreground elements work best when they are considerably out of focus. They suggest to use a wide aperture, focus on your distant subject and get close to your foreground frame.
They also say that there should be substantial distance between the out of focus foreground and your subject so that the foreground will not fall into your lens's zone of sharpness.
Have fun with it!