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In photography, and in other areas as well, the KISS method is a something that should be adhered to whenever possible.  KISS stands for K eep I t S imple S tupid!   Sometimes photographers over think things and try to cram too much into an image.  The results is you just end up with a confusing mess.   The simplest compositions can provide powerful images and here are two examples taken last Sunday. The image at the top of the page is the room to the Observatory on Calton Hill in Edinburgh.  The green copper sheeting topped off with the ball at the pinnacle of the roof contrasts nicely with the bright blue sky and light clouds to provide a simple and colourful image. The image below was taken on Belhaven Bay beach on the same day using the X100 on macro mode.  While not as colourful as the shot above, the shell and the fine grains of sand provide great foreground detail.   Top image taken on a Fujifilm X-T1 and  XF55-200mm f3.5/...

This is not the first time I have said this on this blog but why do some photographers never vary their point of view?  Why do they put the camera to their eye or hold it out in front of them standing up and take a picture at the same level as they are standing? By varying the view point by getting up higher or putting the camera on the ground, it can make for a much more interesting photograph. I took this shot of the shell on the beach while shooting the Barns Ness Lighthouse last night.  While I had the X-T1 on the tripod with a long telephoto lens fitted with filters, I used the X-Pro1 and the 18mm f2 Fujinon around the beach.  I put the camera onto the sand and focused on the shell just as the surf was coming up the beach.  I had to be careful because sea water and electronics don't mix, nor does fine sand, but by choosing a low shutter speed of 1/15s I was able to get some movement in the water. A panoramic crop has finished off the composition to my ...