The Third Element

Some people refer to a point of focus as being a very important part of a successful landscape.

I prefer to call it the third element - reason being is that point of focus can in my view be a bit nebulous. In other words it might be be construed as only something in focus which doesn't add much to the image.

A landscape with only two elements (eg the sea and the sky with great clouds) might be nice but add a third element (a boat, a bird, a tree, whatever?) and the image is lifted into another plain. An image with only two elements might be said th have not enough in it or lacking a point of focus if that term suits better.

So as you line up that winning image think about the third Element.

Ian Kington APSNZ