On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 11:47:38 -0700, "Chip Louie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to:
>Reliance the arbitrary "rule of thirds" for composition is a popular >layman's misconception about composition. Why not use the "Golden Mean" or >some other magical mathematical number picked out of the sky like Pi? Using >marks on the focusing screen as a guide to composition is lame IMO, I'd >prefer having a blank canvas to work on with no marks to interfere with my >composition. Learn to balance your positive and negative space instead and >the 45 AF point positions will become less important, especially with the >use of FTM. This is one of the best features of Canon's USM lenses, take >advantage of it. It's not a matter of needing a reference but of having a focus point away from the horizontal or vertical centre. And out towards the corners, perhaps near the rule of thirds areas would be great places to have focus points. IMO -- Jim Davis, Nature Photography http://jimdavis.oberro.com/ Standard Poodles for fun BMW motorcycle for pleasure * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
