Relationship Between Points

Here i took 2 photographs of images containing 2 points on a plain background. The subjects aren't the most interesting since finding this sort of composition is quite difficult and doesn't occur often.

This composition is a very unconventional one. It doesn't really sit well with any of the ideas of composition i've covered so far. You could argue that the ducks are on a line of third and that the 'wake' of the right hand bird follows this line but the idea of 90% of the frame being empty isn't something that would generally work. Either way i think this image is successful, since the closeness of the 2 subjects helps the eye resolve the image and settle.

Another boring image but one which displays an opposite choice in composition to the first. The two wooden knots sit on a third which is quite standard but neither one dominates the eye's attention. i ted to bounce from one to another and the image is never resolved and never has a single dominant subject. I think this image is unsuccessful, due the the lack of interest and the lack of anyrelationship between the points.

When shooting images with several points like this it is obviously necessary to consider the implications of where one is in relation to the other. If one dominates the frame then the chances are that the image will be resolved by the viewer, if not then the image may be quite confusing and lacking in a real conclusion.