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FromthedustyroadsontheoutskirtsofPietPlessistothecold

ofClarensandthebeautifulbeachesofWilderness...fourof

ourreadersshowusa momentthatgavethempause.

ByLeonBotha

I see you!

Dustywonder

Shemayhavebeenonherwaytoa socialevent,
butMariMaraisofLeniesdeelintheNorthWest
neverleaveshercameraathome.

“I tookthispictureonmywaytoa farmer’sdance
betweenLeniesdeelandPietPlessis.Wedroveahead
ofourfriendsonthedirtroadandpulledoverto
watchthesunset.Thebreezeblewthedusttotheone
side,andit wastheperfectmomentfora prettypic
withourfriendsdrivingupthroughthedust.”

Maricaptureda veryspecialmoment,andyou
immediatelyspotthecar.Andeventhoughit’s
comingtowardsyou,it’sactuallythecloudsof

dustthatgivethephotoa senseofmovement.

Youcanseeinyourmind’seyehowthedustslowly

subsidestotheoneside,likea bankoffog,asthe

carrushestowardsyou.

Youreyewandersnextbetweenthetreesand

thecloudsofdust,butthenyouseethephotohas

anotherhalf.Totherightoftheroadis anopen

fieldwithsomegrazingcattle;otherthanthefence

thereisn’tmuchotherdetail.Thereis,therefore,

a neatbalancebetweenthesectionsoneither

sideoftheroad.

Butthereis alsoclevercomposition,something

thatyoudon’timmediatelyrealise,butit givesthe

photoextralife.Theroadrunstotheleft– andinto

thecorner- ofthephotoframeandyoucanalmost

feelthebakkiegoingpastMarimomentslater.

You’ve been framed!

She likes nature scenes and loves

to experiment with the frames

around her photos, says Madelein

Marais of George.

“I love photography and I especially

love nature scenes. I also like to

play with different frames around

my photos, like this one I took on

Wilderness’s beach.”

The framing of a photo can play a

vital role, so much so it becomes

part of the composition.

Madelein’s photo is a good

example of this. Without the

frame, the photo would attract less

attention. If you look at it from a

distance, the frame is just about

the first thing you notice; it almost

works like a focus point to direct

your attention to the content of

the photo. When you look closer,

you see a couple’s silhouettes in

the background, which is what

the photo’s actual focal point is.

Because the frame is also black

(just like the figures and the rocky

sections), your eye constantly

jumps between the three elements

as you look further into the photo

and enjoy the rest of the detail.

SENDUSYOURPICTURES

andwemightpublishthemhere.We’renotlookingfortraditional“prizewinners”,justregularpicsthatyoulove.Think

ofthetypeofpicyou’duseasyourFacebookcoverphoto;orsomethingcharming,suchaskidswarmingtheirhands

overa campfire.WhetherthepicwastakenwithanexpensiveDSLRcameraora run-of-the-millcellphone,if it’sgood

enoughforyourfamilyphotoalbumit’sgoodenoughforus.MariMaraiswinsago!Drive&Campcamerabagworth

R520withherphoto– congratulations,Mari!

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