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Delicate Arch, Sunrise

The famous Utah landmark continues to offer unique visual opportunities when nature and light cooperate

Chapter 8

Breaking the Rules and Following Your Passion

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IN THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY I DEFINE GOOD COMPOSITION as the artist’s way of forcing the viewer’s eyes to work their way through an image in a planned, non-random manner. I cite several examples of this, including Ansel Adams’s famous Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, in which the viewer’s eyes are immediately drawn to the moon (because it is bright and surrounded by ...

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