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be a reason for shooting tighter or wider. If the pod, focus stacking techniques, and adapting aperture.
foreground adds value, do include it in the shot. Storytelling: a story can be told by uncommon angles
“Being overwhelmed by an amazing sky can be danger- – very low or high - or weather, and anything unusual
ous,” says Kyle. “The sky shouldn’t be more than a third of that stands out in the image. Going higher or lower can
the image because with a good foreground your eye will give a unique forced perspective. You can, for example,
lead you to the sky. That creates depth. force a perspective by going low and making the fore-
Vivid colours and tones: warm and cooler tones can ground appear very much bigger to add visual weight
be equally effective. There are 12 colour combinations, – in which case you might have to focus stack. Your own
but the most commonly used are monochromatic (same placement when taking the photograph will change the
tones), analogous, or colours next to each other in the scene. An illusion can be created by forcing certain ob-
colour wheel - in landscapes these would most likely be jects to appear bigger or smaller than what they are.
blues and greens, yellow and greens, blue and purples Post processing would entail removing any colour cast,
and the third, complimentary colours, which are con- dodging and burning and any enhancements to suit
trasting colours on opposite sides of colour wheel. your own style.
Sharpness and detail: which is achieved by using a tri- More about Kyle on his website: www.kylegoetsch.com.

Anna Engelhardt, Manfred Krumrey, Lambe Parolis, Barbara and Detlef Basel socialising at last year’s image discus-
sion. Photo: Joyce Goldschmidt.
Next E&D 21 May 2025

Join the discussion and socialising

We invite you to come and join the fun at our May E&D meeting where you’ll be asked
to give an opinion about submitted images, watch some AVs and enjoy some snacks
and wine.

Our image discussion and social evenings are always As a special treat, Richard Goldschmidt’s AV about
popular because everybody’s opinion is valued during our Pringle Bay weekend away and the AV to encour-
the informal discussion of images submitted by mem- age people to attend the PSSA Congress in Struisbaai,
bers. It is fascinating to realise how different people see hosted by CTPS, will be among some AV’s that will be
and remark on so many different things in one image – shown.
and also that not one comment or view is the only valid The evening will end on a jolly and high note with
one. Even some of our experienced members can learn snacks and wine and an opportunity for all to socialise
from the views expressed by others. and enjoy each other’s company. No wonder these so-
It also offers members who are unsure about entering cial evenings are among the highlights of the year.
an image in a salon or competition the chance to re-
ceive input from many different people. The free tips Please email images you want members to dis-
and guidelines you receive from members can earn cuss to Rudi Pothas at rjhpothas@gmail.com. They
you a gold or acceptance once you’ve made the recom- should be in the usual competition image format.
mended adjustments.

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