Landscape review

* This image was taken in July at Yosemite National Park

How it uses the Rule of Thirds:
When I took the photo, I did not intend to use the rule of thirds. Looking at it later, though, I noticed that the rocks on the left cover approximately one third of the frame. The sky in the left half of the frame also covers about a third before it is interrupted by the mountain on the right.

About the focus:
I tried to have the entire frame in focus by using a small aperture (f/11). Despite this, the fact that this landscape goes from very close to very far means that some parts of the shot are blurry. The lens I used is also not very sharp in the corners, and this shows in the image.

Why it has good exposure;
In this shot, everything looks natural as if seen by the human eye. The shadows of the rocks have the darkest blacks and the snow on the mountains in the background has the brightest whites.

Principle of design:
I think this shot uses variety because we see a lake, rocks, mountains, trees, cars and people in the same shot.
I also think it uses movement because the lake is positioned in such a way that it draws the viewer's attention from the foreground towards the background.

How it uses breathing room:
The open sky at the top of the image provides breathing room and makes sure the image doesn't look too cluttered.

Comments

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