photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee

It's groundhog day ... let's hope it signals a short winter or early spring .. however you want to look at it. :)
What a coincidence ... speaking of the way you look at things ... Today's challenge is ... the dreaded Rule Of Thirds. I know it's one of my biggest challenges .. I keep forgetting to look for that so I am reduced to cropping with the rule of thirds in mind.
So for those of you not familiar with the Rule Of Thirds .. here is a basic overview:
The principle behind the rule of thirds is to imagine breaking an image down into thirds (both horizontally and vertically) so that you have 9 parts.
Kind of like a tic tac toe grid (see 1st photo)

With this grid in mind the ‘rule of thirds’ now identifies four important parts of the image that you should consider placing points of interest in as you frame your image.

The theory is that if you place points of interest in the intersections or along the lines that your photo becomes more balanced and will enable a viewer of the image to interact with it more naturally.
Here are a few examples of cropping for rule of thirds .. today I need to actually go out and shoot with this in mind.

I look forward to seeing what y'all post. Remember to have some fun with it.
P.S. I left the grid on for an example.

rule of thirds grid

ces308 Loc: Houghton Lake ,Mi

Roger/wilco !.....hello??? everyone went to bed??? ...but I still have 4 hrs to go.....oh well...see you all in the afternoon !

chris

Frankie Loc: Florida

Hey, Chris, I'm still here...but not for long...time to turn this thing off & get some sleep. ;-)

ces308 Loc: Houghton Lake ,Mi

Well,be that way ! lol Night...see you tomorrow!

chris

mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA

I pray you wake up this morning feeling much better and rested. I really love your 1st, 2nd & last photos today, although they all are good. Which of your lenses did you use to the macro shots of the flowers?

martinfisherphoto Loc: Lake Placid Florida

Just wanted to share these shots with you. My oldest son and wife, grandkids and my youngest son and daughter,

ces308 Loc: Houghton Lake ,Mi

Very nice,fstop!!


chris

Emm5

Beautiful shots, love the flowers! Photogrl.

Emm5

Awesome shots!

RiverNan Loc: Eastern Pa

Mornen all 628 am on the east coast and still dark out.

friggen feb and yesterday was 67 degrees.

I gotta new name for someone...guess who
PHOTOSHOPGIRL..cracken myself up....so I dont know about your camera but mine has a screen I can use if I want with the grid on it. I dont use it...but maybe you can for a while just as a reminder....then you wont have to crop.
All beautiful pics up there..especially the flower.

fstop...all very nice...but that close up is the kinda thing I really enjoy seeing..BONITA

martinfisherphoto Loc: Lake Placid Florida

Thanks, I also love the close ups, taken in Sanibel

mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA

I love beach shots. The close up portrait is stunning! Did you ever say the kind(s) of camera you use?

Roadrunner Loc: Quebec, Canada

Great pics, really nice... :thumbup: :thumbup:

(And this coming form someone who does not do people)

martinfisherphoto Loc: Lake Placid Florida

Thanks, Nikon D7000 with the 18-200mm lens. I love a zoom with the kids, let's me stand back. A real challenge with super bright sun and deep shadows. I metered off the sky for all the shots, this kept the clouds from blowing out.

Peanut Loc: St Augustine, Fl

Good Morning All...off to work..enjoy the day! and happy shooting!