Chimaera by Timothy Poulton

Chimaera by Timothy Poulton

Symmetry is all around us and has always been associated with beauty. Depending on the location and time to explore, you can strengthen or weaken the symmetric properties of a scene. Camera placement, height and angle can make or break any landscape. Look around the scene and discover anything that could have converging lines of symmetry. In lots of my work I use the butterfly technique to create visual balance. I find vertical lines of symmetry easier to spot than horizontal lines of symmetry. The trick is to find your symmetrical object of choice and center it in your frame. Using the valley and river from the waterfall to lead the viewer through the scene is a classic landscape composition and creates a butterfly shape all pointing to Mt Fitz Roy the centrepiece of the scene.

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