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| | Asymmetric or informal balance seems more pleasing than a symmetric or formal balance. In this photograph there is a balance between the two chairs, two railings and the two stone walls that contain the stream. Moving the camera to have the chair positioned under the railing ties the elements together. The curve of the stream and stone bridge create gentle motion in the image. This photograph was taken at Chanticleer Park in Wayne, PA.
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| Framing is the technique of including the foreground objects in a photograph to set off a center of interest located in the background. The leaves which are not sharp form the frame in this photograph. A second frame is formed by the triangular connection of the trees. This photograph was taken at Chanticleer Park in Wayne, PA.
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One can change a picture dramatically by movingthe camera up or down or stepping to one side. This photograph isanother example of a "Hail Mary" to get the Philadelphia Art Museum under the statute's face. This photograph was taken with a 20mm lens for added depth of field after an ice storm. The image won firstprize in the 1994 Canon employee photography contest. See below for cross section of this photograph.

Here is another example of how several feet canmake a big difference. I slid the camera's viewfinder off, turned thecamera upside down and then raised it several feet above my head.This way I could see the location of the flag. A 24mm lens gaveenough depth of field to keep the crowd in focus. This was takenduring a Desert Storm Rally in Media, PA. Published by The New YorkTimes.
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