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The figure on the point

The figure on the point

My wife and dog are in the foreground, but it is the man out on the point that draws my eye. So how to express that? That is the challenge. Perhaps we first dwe...
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My wife and dog are in the foreground, but it is the man out on the point that draws my eye. So how to express that? That is the challenge. Perhaps we first dwell on the person in the foreground and then are lead toward the small figure framed by the trees. That is the final important subject. This might make a 'thirds' composition.
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NIKON D3200

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Aperture 71/10 ISO 800 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 180/10

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Jan, 2022

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