Exercise: Fitting the frame to the subject

Moving on from the last group of exercises we now are looking at the the frame of the viewfinder, the purpose of these exercises are to train the eye to see and compose pictures by using the frame .
For the first of these a subject that was clear in appearance and compact in shape had to be chosen, then a series of pictures taken, the first from a conventional viewpoint, the second had to fit the frame as tightly as possible, the third had to be right up close so that just a part of the subject was captured, for the fourth a more distant viewpoint had to be chosen and an attempt to compose a picture that stressed the surroundings.


Picture 1: Conventional viewpoint


 Picture 2: Attempt to tightly frame subject

 Picture 3: Closed in on part of the subject


 Picture 4: Composed scene that stresses surroundings


Once again a visit to the local 'tourist' railway, many more of these visits and I will earn the reputation as a train spotter!!.
I think in comparison my pictures do have similarities with the ones given in the exercise. I think that the second shot would have benefited from a tighter fit, a bit of careful cropping would rectify this. With the third picture I tried to emphasise the levers inside the signal box to try demonstrate the subject when only part of it is visible. On the last picture I tried to create a picture that demonstrated the surroundings, so I introduced the track and the old train carriage into the scene. I have tried various 'crops' of the final scene and have found a couple that work.