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Hi everyone,
i'm new around here, and new to the Panasonic world.

I bought an LX3 a cople of months ago - being fed up of lugging my Nikon SLR around - and I haven't put her down since.

I am thoroughly enjoying being able to have a camera always with me. And what a camera this is!

Here is a picture i've taken a couple of days ago on my way to work



http://www.flickr.com/photos/freddy-g
 
very nice shot. Two things that I particularly like about it are the muted colors and the way you were able to break the typical "rule of thirds" composition rule. The balance of the composition really works.

Nicely done! Oh, and welcome!

Cheers.
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The older I get, the better I was....
 
GMACNEIL said:
very nice shot. Two things that I particularly like about it are the muted colors and the way you were able to break the typical "rule of thirds" composition rule. The balance of the composition really works.
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Hi there, I really love this shot, too. But I'm an amateur and would like to know which "rule of thirds" were broken. Was it in the horizontal, or vertical mode? My eyes see the base of the tree trunks as being the anchor point, and they are in the lower third of the shot. Am I looking at the composition wrong?

Thanks!

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Tom

 
There are endless "rules" that can be applied to photography (or art in general), and I collected a lot of them when active in camera clubs and listening to visiting competition judges for a few years. All words, no examples... http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~parsog/photo/composition-01.html

The "rules" are there to be broken if the result demands it.

Usually the "rule of thirds" plonks items of major interest at the intersections of the thirds of the frame. The "rule" is a cheap approximation of the old "golden rule" of painters where the maths were too complicated for simple minded photographers so became the thirds approximation.

In this case rules were sort of obeyed, the distant figures are central but on a lower thirds line. Just like the frame looks best if the horizon is on the upper or the lower thirds line in a seascape.

The two big trees frame the distant points of interest and draw the eye to them (speaking like a camera club judge).

Anyway, rules are bumph and just ways for teachers to fill a few lessons and what really matters is what looks good is good, but then - knowing a few rules and analysing the result makes you realise why it is working for you.

Regards............. Guy
kitsap2 said:
GMACNEIL said:
very nice shot. Two things that I particularly like about it are the muted colors and the way you were able to break the typical "rule of thirds" composition rule. The balance of the composition really works.
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Hi there, I really love this shot, too. But I'm an amateur and would like to know which "rule of thirds" were broken. Was it in the horizontal, or vertical mode? My eyes see the base of the tree trunks as being the anchor point, and they are in the lower third of the shot. Am I looking at the composition wrong?
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Guy Parsons said:
There are endless "rules" that can be applied to photography (or art in general), and I collected a lot of them when active in camera clubs and listening to visiting competition judges for a few years. All words, no examples... http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~parsog/photo/composition-01.html

The "rules" are there to be broken if the result demands it.

Usually the "rule of thirds" plonks items of major interest at the intersections of the thirds of the frame. The "rule" is a cheap approximation of the old "golden rule" of painters where the maths were too complicated for simple minded photographers so became the thirds approximation.

In this case rules were sort of obeyed, the distant figures are central but on a lower thirds line. Just like the frame looks best if the horizon is on the upper or the lower thirds line in a seascape.

The two big trees frame the distant points of interest and draw the eye to them (speaking like a camera club judge).

Anyway, rules are bumph and just ways for teachers to fill a few lessons and what really matters is what looks good is good, but then - knowing a few rules and analysing the result makes you realise why it is working for you.

Regards............. Guy
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Guy, thank you for taking the time to help explain this to me. You are a 'Central Bank' of really good information. Is all of your help interest free?

Thanks again!

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Tom

 
kitsap2 said:
Guy, thank you for taking the time to help explain this to me.
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No problemo. It's the ideal thing to try and teach others as the teacher always learns more than the student. Therefore it's my selfish motive to help.
kitsap2 said:
You are a 'Central Bank' of really good information. Is all of your help interest free?
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Like my web pages are a mess of information, and the stress is on the word 'mess'. I make no money from it so no pressure at all to update, modify, or give it any sense of style at all.

When I was a kid, the school or some such associated aptitude test organisation gave me the usual tests and their conclusion was "social worker". That bowled me over as then (and now) I am a bit shy of people and don't go out of my way to meet people. But there must have been something in that "social worker" label as here I am in my retirement helping people with their (photographic) lives after a life of hands-on computer fixing.

Regards......... Guy
 
Guy Parsons said:
The two big trees frame the distant points of interest and draw the eye to them (speaking like a camera club judge).
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We can analyse images to death and cause more confusion, but my second take hours later on this image is this...

I thought at first that the two trees framing led the eye to the figures, but no, I am wrong. It's really the path on the left that leads you to the figures via behind the seemingly blocking tree.

Change the path to grass and it does not work as well.

Regards............ Guy
 
A hearty"WELCOME!" to you from across the pond. There are some really great folks on this forum. No matter your experience level, you WILL learn a lot here. I have been making images for 58 years and still have a LOT to learn!

I had the same experience when I bought the LX3. My Nikon D300 has probably felt very lonely the past year! In fact, I was so impressed with the LX3 that I purchased a second one about a month later (it currently resides in my safe for future use). The camera is not perfect, but it does a LOT of things EXTREMELY well, with very little bulk and weight. And .... that depth-of-field, compared with a DSLR, is nothing short of amazing.

Over the past year, I have put together some fairly extensive LX3 galleries to try to give potential buyers and new owners a better idea about what the camera can do. If you are interested, you may view the images at:

http://www.pbase.com/nc_bill/panasoniclx3

http://www.pbase.com/nc_bill/disaster_relief_baytown_tx

http://www.pbase.com/nc_bill/ncbmdisasterrelieftraining

http://www.pbase.com/nc_bill/shelteredgrave

Good luck and good shooting!

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Bill McClung (a.k.a. 'NC BILL')
Image galleries at http://www.pbase.com/nc_bill

NEVER BE AFRAID TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.
REMEMBER, AMATEURS BUILT THE ARK.
PROFESSIONALS BUILT THE TITANIC!
 
Really nice shot,there !!

Glad your enjoying your LX3 !

Most of us do :)

ANAYV
 
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