FSO: Odds

The ‘Odd Rule’ of Composition

by Guest Contributor

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“Odd numbers are better than Even ones in photography.”

I heard about this ‘odd rule’ years ago in a magazine and laughed it off as the author having some sort of obsessive compulsive disorder – but ever since I heard it I’ve noticed that in the shots I take it is true.

I’m not exactly sure why it works – but it does. Perhaps it’s about the balance that odd numbers create (there’s always one thing in the centre to give balance)?

I find that three objects in a shot are particularly good. Five, Seven or more can work but you run the risk of clutter.

Give it a try – it works!

Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/the-odd-rule-of-composition#ixzz2WBfjxDRP

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Alphabe-Thursday Letter D for Deliberately, Dance, Dampen, Disappointment, Dolls

 The adventurers deliberately came from all over the world to Mulu Caves to watch bats dance.

Sam and me, Sam was not very happy, I was despondent and annoyed. We walked miles and miles to see millions of bats from flying out. The rains dampened our spirits and we were disappointed. Not one bat came out.



I first came across a set of Russian dolls at my very good friend Owlyn's house. When I saw this set in Sentosa Singapore, in a Tourist shop in Asian Village, I knew I must have it. There was only one set, and I was so pleased to have it.

Owlyn had been with me through thick and thin. She uplifted me during my most difficult times of my life. My mum and my son's death, both premature ones.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matryoshka_doll

A matryoshka doll, a Babushka doll or a Russian nested doll, also called a stacking doll, is a set of dolls of decreasing sizes placed one inside the other

Much later, my Sudanese student sold me a set of Arabian dolls.

Glass Russian doll.

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Outdoor Wednesday: Our Postie

Our postie delivers the snail mail on his push bike.

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My World Tuesday: Rivers in Sarawak

Last month,on the 28th of May, an overcrowded boat similar to the above aeroplane looking boat sank, and 20 perished. The boat is still under the Rejang River. People who are not from the Rejang area are weary of going in these boats.

Having been married to a water engineer for more than 30 years, it is inevitable that part of his water knowledge is passed on to me.

The river traffic  has increased, and the banks get eroded. Once, near my maternal grand father's village house, two of those boats had a head on collision. Many drowned.

In the early 1970s, there was a terrible accident involving like the ones below. A teacher took some students in long boats to the rapids. Many students died. My cousin was swept down river and it was a miracle she survived.

These two photos were taken when I went up the mountains at Mulu. This was part of the popular tourist itinerary. The river flow was swift. There were parts where the water was so shallow, they had to use poles to move the boat. We respected the power of the river by wearing life jackets and not over crowding the boats.

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Sunday Stills: Sunsets.

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I am an owl, I wake up late. So will have to do Sunsets when I remember to look out of my window. This was when I was on holiday in Australia.

The Next Challenge: Sunrises or Sunsets

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Ed

So last week I was inspired for this challenge by Sarah @ Punkin’s Patch she had a great sunrise/horse pasture pic. So for this challenge you may have to get up a bit early or wait till sunset for you late risers. Anyway I’ll keep looking at submissions for the next challenge and see how long I can keep linking new challenges to your submissions, this is fun for me..:-)

New Lemon Menthol Vicks VapoNaturals

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I had nights when I was coughing badly and couldn't sleep. Sucking just one New Lemon Menthol Vicks VapoNaturals took the cough away and put me to sleep.

Mt Albert Baptist Church: International day June 23

The Church's Asian ministry under Pastor Albert Ng initiated this day to raise awareness of the various cultural groups in our church. We will raise funds to support out three teens who will be going to Samoa.



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