So, last weekend I was out snapping like mad during the Astoria Garden Tour. I found some absolutely gorgeous blue thistles to shoot and couldn't decide which looked best--a grouping of two or a grouping of three. The advantage of the shot with two thistles is that the foreground thistle is slightly larger than in the next photo. Also, the relationship between the sharp foreground thistle and the out-of-focus thistle is very close. Someone viewing the photo is going to instinctively compare and contrast the two thistles.
The advantage of the photo with three thistles is that there is a little more balance and the relationship between the three thistles is a little more dynamic. I like both photos and I haven't decided which one I like best . . . But I know one thing for sure, both photographs were shot f2.8, which creates the terrific bokeh in the out-of-focus backgrounds. This was shot with a Canon 100mm macro lens on a bright, sunny day.
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i prefer threes, but thats probably because i am not a big fan of symmetry, three makes for much more interesting combinations :)
I would have to say a group of three. Why? Because two is more of a pair as opposed to a group! ;p
Both images are nice, but each has a different feel to it. Somewhere, there's an old "rule" that says an odd number of objects makes for a more interesting dynamic image - not sure that I totally believe it, but I often follow that rule.
...Vic
Serge, Lavinia, and Vic, thanks for stopping by. I know the rule about odd objects and I think it usually applies. But I think I slightly prefer the image of the two flowers to the one with three . . .
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