Facing the sun | KE365 | D72

Facing the sun this time instead of the moon... Day 2 I did a series called Faces with the moon and this very tree I photographed below for Day 72.

This also shows the difference between what kind of shot you can get with what lens. The above image with the sun is shot with a standard 18-55mm lens at 18 mm to get the wide angle look. I cropped the top an bottom in further to add to the wide angle. The below images of the moon were shot with a 70-300mm telephoto lens all the way at 300mm which gives that crisp, fine detail.

Simple Yet Complex | KE365 | D71

I love how something so simple can really appear so complex when you take a close look at it. So many little details go into making it whole.

Here are a more couple little tips for those aspiring photographers and those interested in improving their images, I often get asked how I get such cool angles and perspectives. Well, first off get on the same playing field as your subject, get down to their level. In this case, I was on the ground with the plant.

Second is something so simple, don't always center and take your image from square on to your subject. Tilting your camera to a slight angle often gives it that new perspective that takes it from being ordinary to unique. My graphic designer eye is also at work in the image above adding to that perspective. Since we read from right to left and top to bottom in the US, I composed the image to have the plant run from top left through the bottom right which helps pull the viewers eye across the image. Simple little tools add a lot to make a simple image a little sweeter.