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FIgure 4.8
Storm clouds
breaking over the
Columbia river
between Washington
and Oregon makes
a dramatic land-
scape that isn’t
easily put into the
rule of thirds. The
contrasts of land,
clouds, and light
are what matters.FIgure 4.9
The landscape
here at Cades
Cove in the great
Smoky Mountains
National Park
would be pure black
against the sunset,
so there is little
need to include
more land than
needed because
that would mean
loss of the sky.ISO 100
1/200 sec.
f/8
116mm
(APS-C)
ISO 100
1/180 sec.
f/8
150mm
(APS-C)