Kip’s Comments - November 21, 2025

Not Following Rules

If you study photography rules or guidelines, a photographer might want to have foreground, middle ground, and background objects to show depth. Photographers also should not often put their horizon line (or in this case the river bank line) in the middle of the frame - instead moving to the upper or lower third areas.

For my photo today I went contrary to the guidelines for an image that I can visualize framed and hanging on a wall in my mother’s living room. I composed with the river bank line in the center of the frame and there are no foreground or middle ground objects. Instead I am letting the trees and their reflections draw viewers into the frame.

Wapsipinicon River Bank in Autumn - Image 1045340

For a different perspective on this frosty morning I photographed autumn leaves with crisp, white edges on their textures.

Frost on Leaves - Image 1045194

Frost on Leaves - Image 1045207

Frost on Leaves - Image 1045214

I found frost on a log in the river interesting too.

Frost on Log - Image 1025284

For those wondering, this was my view as the sun was climbing in the eastern sky.

Canoeing on Wapsipinicon River - Image 1045077