Compose Frame

This is a photo that I took this morning up behind Dixie Rock.  It follows the rule of thirds because the main subjects in the photo are located in the bottom right cross-hairs of the grid.  Diagonal lines are found all throughout the photograph.  The most prominent diagonals are the top part of the door-frame, the mortar lines between the bricks and the strong diagonal line where the dwelling meets the rock.  All of these diagonal lines also serve as graphic vectors guiding the eye directly to the subjects.  The mortar lines at the bottom of the frame point diagonally upwards and then as you go up the wall, they change angle so as to point right at the figures so that when you get to the top of the wall the diagonal lines are pointing downwards.

This picture was taken in 2010 on the Teton River in Idaho.  Again, the subject is located on the bottom right cross-hairs of the grid.  The horizon line also follows the rule of thirds because it is located along the top-third line with the main subject matter appearing in the bottom two-thirds of the photo.  There are diagonal lines represented by the edges of the canoe as well as the banks of the river.  These lines also can be considered motion vectors conveying the sense of moving down the river, into the photograph.  Above all, it is a photo I love because of the location, the time of year, and the people I was with.