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A subject in a photograph may not always be the first thing you see.  It is often the small detail that keeps drawing your eye back like a magnet.  Sometimes this is unintentional on the photographer’s part and sometimes it is planed with great care. 

This photograph is a good example of the magnetic subject.  This silhouette is broken by the sand path that leads our eye to the table on the beach.  The sea and sky, though powerful, only act as backdrops to this miniscule feature. The light rays passing above and around the cloud in the upper left hand quadrant have a lot of potential.

I would like to point out to the photographer that the horizon is tilted ever so slightly.  The viewer’s eye is capable of picking up the slightest deviation in a scene’s horizon.  Take the rectangular box selection tool and start in the upper right hand corner and draw a box down to the edge of the horizon then across the image.  You will be able to confirm the tilt of the edge of the sea and sky.

Like the preceding image the sky can be modified in hue and saturation on the computer to give a more dramatic effect if the photo-artist cares to.  If you want to get a better understanding how to accomplish this on the computer check out the ‘Dazzling Photography’ web site.  http://www.dazzlingphotography.com/

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