LuLa Show & Tell - July: Composition (Part 2 of 2)

Mark Hakstege

This is in Bhutan, in a village called Laya. When I was there, about ten years ago, powerlines and therefore probably internet, had almost reached these people. I sometimes wonder how it will have changed the place. The photo was taken of a village meeting in front of my tent. I like the composition here because it is divide in three layers sky/mountain/people and in the people all looking in a different direction, with one lady looking straight at me. The lady on the left has ‘space’ to look out of the frame.

This feature really gives us a glimpse of what you see. Thank you to all of the artists who shared their work.

Enjoy COMPOSITION: Part 2.

If you missed the first part, continue with Composition: Part 1 for more photographs and perspectives on composition.

Nara Simhan

This photograph was taken in Ladakh, India. A bright sunny day with striking cloud patterns inspired me to make this photograph. The composition follows the rule of thirds, guiding the viewer’s eye toward the monastery perched on the hilltop.

LuLa: Lovely!

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Murphy Osborne

Racing through the desert chasing rainbows and hoping the storm doesn’t destroy your equipment. Exploring and capturing the unexplored remote northwest of Namibia.

LuLa: Incredible moment!

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Stephanie Luke

From my bedroom window, through a screen. A woman runs with her dog in the morning sunlight, casting a shadow on a white truck.

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Tony Guinn

All submissions were taken in San Francisco with iPhone 12Pro using Live View with Long Exposure applied.
IMG_0946 – The red umbrella and color balance caught my eye, following this trio near SF Jazz enroute to Abdullah Ibrahim concert. “SF Jazz Trio”
IMG_1104 – The ghost of the cable supports and south tower with distant view of north tower, Golden Gate Bridge. “Journey”
IMG_1138 – Anonymous pedestrian in Panhandle neighborhood crosswalk with ghosts of cross traffic between us, I call her… “Daphne”

Site: tonyguinn.com

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Thomas Saunders

The lower osprey had caught a huge fish (almost the same size as the bird). The upper bird had witnessed the catch and wanted to steal it. The ensuing engagement of over- eager fishing birds resulted in a reprieve for the fish. In other words: A variation on the theme of too many cooks spoil the broth. Captured with OM-1ii and 150-400mm lens, 1/10000 sec at f5.6, ISO800.

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Dave Barton

Here are three images which I hope incorporate some elements of composition such as lines, colour, framing, blurred backgrounds, balance and symmetry. The bird is a Cooper’s Hawk who visits my yard now and then, sending the chipmunks running for cover. I’ve named him Bob after a former Australian Prime Minister; Bob Hawke famously set the world record for sculling a yard of beer in 1954. This Bob mostly just stares at me. I waited forty minutes for him to take flight. Finally, he got into launch position … and then immediately banked hard right and flew off in the opposite direction from what I wanted.

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Ron Croft

Great American Road Trip.

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John R. Gooding

I love this iterative Peter Pan juxtaposition of a juvenile Green Sea Turtle “flying” – almost free – over its cast shadow in a large, outdoor acclimation enclosure at Curaçao’s Sea Aquarium. The turtle was photographed during rehabilitation after a boat strike (note the chopped notches in the carapace which give the appearance of a blunt tail in the shadow). This image was captured pre-dawn under security lights before being successfully released back into the Caribbean Sea.

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Matt Kaarma

This image illustrates the power of empty space in a photograph. Empty space is like the silence between notes in a musical passage. It has its own power and amplifies the beauty of the shapes and colors that exist within it. If you were to gaze at this image for a long time and then remove the subject…the emptiness would still have its own message, a resonance, to enchant the sensitive eye.

LuLa: Bravo!

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Alan Johnston

The image attached was taken south of Lecce in the Apuglia region of Italy. I was driving down to the coastal town of Gallipoli (not the more famous Gallipoli in Turkey, the site of an intense WWI battle) and this really was in ‘the middle of nowhere’. I drove past this driveway – to an unoccupied country house – hit the brakes and walked back. Something about the vortex created by the twin columns of pine trees and the almost swirling bands of sunlight coupled with the red soil and vivid blue sky seemed timeless. The composition presented itself, I just responded.

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Tom Reed

Candlelight 911 vigil at a military college. Canoes docked at Colter Bay in Teton National.

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Joseph Horvat

Play of background light on the vase was what attracted my attention, but daffodil was also a very engaging subject here. Both of them are placed in prominent spots within the frame. Reflecting base under the vase added additional interest, keeping the eye at the vase. The tonality of the petals was tweaked in post-processing with intention to keep the petals prominent in the image, yet not attracting the eye too strongly from the vase. Long lens (300mm) and focus stacking were used to obtain simple composition.

LuLa: Gorgeous!

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Emilio Pizzolato

Autumn in South Tyrol. An image that highlights the atmosphere of the seasonal variation. Walking on the path, this perspective appeared to me in which light, colors and lines were combined in a fascinating way. A joy for the eyes and the heart.

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Alan Johnston

Rainbow Lorikeets bathing in a water-filled gutter – it is always raucous and colourful particularly in the late afternoon sun.