The following series of images were taken at Sandsend, to examine the effect of altering the position of the horizon.
All images were taken using the Nikon D300s with Nikkor 18-200 mm VR lens. The camera was hand held in programme mode.
Shutter speed was kept around 1/80 sec due to blustery wind conditions.
With the horizon positioned towards the top of the frame there is lots of interest in the immediate foreground, but there is no sense of place with the image. The vertical balance of the image doesn’t seem right.
The horizon is approximately 1/3 down the frame. This gives a much more pleasing image. The sky now has more interest while the foreground has retained lots of detail. The picture has ‘life’
At half way down the frame the image has become flat – the typical holiday snap. The scene has lost its vigour.
At 2/3 from the top the eye is now drawn to the horizon. The view has become inviting again – don’t you just wish you could be there? The whole scene looks warmer and even the sea’s almost inviting.
With the horizon ¾ down the frame the attention starts to waver. Lots of sky but the points of interest are starting to disappear, particularly in the foreground – the beach is losing its charm.
The horizon has nearly reached sea level in this image and the beach has all but disappeared. It leaves one with the feeling that something’s been missed when the shutter was released – maybe there was someone who ducked down at the last second! It just doesn’t work.
It’s been an interesting experiment which has shown the importance of getting things in their place and considering what is in the viewfinder before releasing the shutter.
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