Late one afternoon in downtown Chicago, my students and I came upon a battered and bruised fire-hose box. With my camera and lens mounted on tripod, and with the aid of my SB-900 flash, I set up this “mountainous landscape” of red. Note the “horizon line” placement near the bottom third, as well as the fact that there are three distinct sections of red in this composition. Some might argue that the mountain is dead-centered, and I would agree. But this “mountain” is not a single, static line; rather, it comprises three lines that form a triangle whose very design suggests movement: “up” one side and “down” the other. This suggested movement avoids any static feeling normally associated with centering an object.

Micro-Nikkor 105mm lens, f/16 for 1/250 sec., SB-900 flash off camera, ISO 200

Bryan Peterson's Understanding Composition Field Guide: How to See and Photograph Images with Impact
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