This is a view across to San Gimignano, Tuscany Italy from our accommodation. I’ve used the vineyard adjoining our property for some foreground interest. The middle ground is the view across the valley, filled with olive groves and more vineyards. The focal point is the background, wonderful San Gimignano.
I’m guessing that a lot of landscapes are going to feature in this weeks challenge posts and well, why wouldn’t they. I do have a few landscapes to post myself but I will try to follow Patti’s lead and show the use of the three layers working in a few other scenario’s.
This is an early Banksy mural which appeared on the side of a boat, The Thekla, moored in Bristol docks in 2003. It was removed in 2014. The swan provides some foreground interest and I did intentionally wait until it was placed so that it looked like the figure in the mural was looking at it. The water provides the middle ground with the mural itself as the background.Apologies if you’ve seen this before. I lose track what I’ve posted for previous challenges but this did strike me as a good interior example for the challenge and I don’t have many of them. The open door to the mosque in Marrakech provides the foreground interest with the middle ground arches, lamps and carpet pattern providing leading lines to the subjects at the back of the shot.
An urban shot using the heavy rain and the man dashing with an umbrella in the foreground. The middle ground shows the rain bouncing as it falls into the square with people taking shelter in the background.
Euro Disney, Paris, France. Other visitors fill the foreground interest in front of the palace with the fantastic firework display at the back. It was well worth the long wait, until 11pm, for the firework display.A Gromit sculpture at Paddington Train Station, LondonAn image where the subject is in the middle ground. I’ve used the pool of water on the beach as my foreground. The old wooden Burnham lighthouse sits in the middle ground against a sunset coloured sky.Finally, I’ll leave you with a Guinness cake I baked. I think it fits the brief it’s just that all the layers are compressed together. The elements also sit on a triangle. A technique I’ve picked up from reading too many ‘how to shoot food photography’ books.
Thank you to Patti for hosting this weeks challenge. I look forward to reading this challenges responses.
Thank you Maggie. It’s not too far away from us and attracts photographers like a magnet. There were about fifteen other people there that evening, All waiting for a sunset shot. I hung around after most had gone as the sky colours sometimes get better after the sun has gone down 🙂
Steve, you’ve certainly met the challenge with your photos. Your eye toward composition is reflected in each of these photos. I’m glad you included shots other than landscape to illustrate your point.
Thank you Sofia. That was a Nigella recipe and it was a bit disappointing. The frosting was made with a soft cheese but not the normal Philadelphia soft cheese. I haven’t made one since but it was good for a photo 🙂
Ha, ha. Thank you Joanne. Actually that cake was a bit disappointing. The frosting was made with a soft cheese but not the normal Philadelphia soft cheese. I haven’t made one since. I’m trying a Key Lime pie this weekend for a family get together 🙂
Wonderful Steve, love them all, I especially like the Grommit one. I think it is hard not to reuse images at times, sometimes one image will fit a few different challenges, I have no issue seeing them over and over.
Steve Hyde 
Great shots!
Thank you 🙂
Beautiful shots Steve! I really like the rain one, so unique and great depth!
Thank you Pamela 🙂
These are beautiful examples of the use of three planes. They are all very strong, but I especially liked the mosque photo.
Thank you Egidio. I’d like to say i planned it like that. In truth I saw the door open and just grabbed a shot 🙂
While all are great shots, the one of Burnham lighthouse is gorgeous. Maggie
Thank you Maggie. It’s not too far away from us and attracts photographers like a magnet. There were about fifteen other people there that evening, All waiting for a sunset shot. I hung around after most had gone as the sky colours sometimes get better after the sun has gone down 🙂
Steve, these are great! My favorite is the Tuscany landscape.
Thank you Beth 🙂
Steve, you’ve certainly met the challenge with your photos. Your eye toward composition is reflected in each of these photos. I’m glad you included shots other than landscape to illustrate your point.
Thank you John 🙂
What a great collection, Steve! I enjoyed all of your images, which beautifully and effectively frame the scene.
That cake! It’s perfection and I bet it tasted good too 🙂
Thank you Sofia. That was a Nigella recipe and it was a bit disappointing. The frosting was made with a soft cheese but not the normal Philadelphia soft cheese. I haven’t made one since but it was good for a photo 🙂
Wonderful post Steve. Hard to choose a favorite but I really loved the rainy scene. Very different and beautifully captured!
Than you Tina 🙂
All great images, Steve. I loved the Guinness cake! (Do you deliver?) The Marrakesh mosque and the Banksy mural are my favorites.
Ha, ha. Thank you Joanne. Actually that cake was a bit disappointing. The frosting was made with a soft cheese but not the normal Philadelphia soft cheese. I haven’t made one since. I’m trying a Key Lime pie this weekend for a family get together 🙂
Wonderful Steve, love them all, I especially like the Grommit one. I think it is hard not to reuse images at times, sometimes one image will fit a few different challenges, I have no issue seeing them over and over.
Thank you Leanne 🙂
The mosque was a great capture. Such great symmetry.
Thank you Rebecca 🙂