For this exercise, two things or maybe three worked against me. One was the weather which was foggy when I went to shoot. The other was the difficulty securing a vantage point to take a picture of the ancient city of Benin in mid western Nigeria. And the third was either my inability to fully understand my Camera controls or the quality of my Lens. I was not satisfied with the quality of the pictures. However for purposes of illustration, they are presented as shot.
Though it is said that it is not the equipment that takes good pictures but the imagination of the photographer, i believe that the quality of equipment determines to a considerable degree how a picture comes out. That is why i feel there is need to invest in better photo gear even though am only a serious enthusiast. Maybe when i do that coupled with my OCA learning, then i will start to feel good about myself. Right now am still struggling.
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| Fig 1: Low Horizon |
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| Fig 2: Higher Horizon |
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| Fig 3: Lower Horizon |
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| Fig 4: Centered Horizon |
From the images i have arranged, I am more drawn to the image in Fig1. The viewb of the city set against the skyline tends to draw my eye. Because there really was,nt any distinct features in the foreground except for some boring banana leaves, I think if the image in Fig 1 had better optical resolution, it would have been quite appealing. The most common photographic situation in which the frame must be divided cleanly and precisely is the one that includes the horizon line.(Michael Freeman, 2007).
