Nature Photography Tips 10
Our example for today isn’t exactly nature photography, but my daughter took these Christmas lights at the mall yesterday, and it shows the photography tips we want to talk about.
We’ve been discussing lines and shapes in nature photography. In Nature photography tips 9 we discussed upright and inverted triangles. An arrangement of multiple triangles makes a great composition as well. Multiple triangles can be found in nature in valleys, near streams and waterfalls and really just about anywhere if you are looking for them. Interesting rock formations and clouds can form into multiple triangles as well.
This photo of the Christmas lights is a classic example with the lion forming an upright triangle, and the hanging lights an inverted triangle. The two complement each other, and make a much more interesting composition than either object would have by itself.
Multiple triangles in nature photography tend to express a sense of happy, dynamic movement with the impression that there is a lot going on. Richard Scarey’s Busy, Busy World comes to mind.
Nature Photography Tips:
Multiple triangles might be a bit more of a challenge to find, both in your files, and in your daily photo lifestyle. You will be well rewarded when you find them, though, as your photos will gain a dynamic dimension that you may not have discovered before. This Christmas season may be a great time to look for them, as obviously Christmas trees and Santa hats tend to be triangles!