Camera Technique
by Jane Abel
Azaleas in Randol Mill Park, Arlington, Texas

AzaleasBadFore

Questionable focus
Undesirable foreground

AzaleasBadBack

Identifiable focus
Detracting background

AzaleasGood

Good composition of azaleas in park setting
Geese at the Lake in Randol Mill Park

GeeseShadow

Photographer's shadow in picture

GeeseBadLight

Sunlight behind geese, causing poor detail

GeeseNoLead

Lacks lead space in direction of movement
GeeseGood


Direction chosen to eliminate shadow
Sunlight behind camera provides good detail
Movement more evident with lead space

GooseLeft
Poor framing of feeding goose






 
Good composition of subject

GooseCentered
Duck Nest at the Lake in Randol Mill Park
NestSmall
Nest under concrete at edge
of bridge hard to see

 

Zoomed for better view,
but context of location lost

NestZoomed
Some Favorite Distance Shots
DucksFeeding

Ducks feeding on lake bottom

 

 

 
Mallard framed between trees
Perfect reflection on water
MallardFramed
Photographs taken with a Sony Mavica Digital Camera