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Movement can create interest in a photograph.Selecting a slower shutter speed, such as a 60th of a second canproduce blurriness that can attract a viewer. This photograph of theCoreStates Bicycle Race in Philadelphia was taken from a low angle toshow the importance of the wheels.
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| Diagonal lines create a more dynamic feel then horizontal or vertical lines. This photograph of a BU basketball player celebrating the conference win in 1983 has more energy with the use of diagonal lines. Published by Associated Press.  | |
This is another example of diagonal lines creatingmotion. I was walking home when I looked-up and noticed the windowwasher working on a downtown Philadelphia building. I went home andgot my camera. I spent 30 minutes and took 36 frames waiting for thewasher's legs and arms to stretch in triangular fashion. Thisphotograph was shot with a 80-200 zoom lens with the afternoon sunbehind me.
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The rule of thirds is based on the theory that theeye goes naturally to a point about two-thirds up the page. Byvisually dividing the image into thirds, one can achieve the informalor asymmetric balance mentioned above. The early morning view ofPhiladelphia from Camden has three distinct parts. Seebelow:
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