Guidelines for Advanced Composition and Image Design
Strong Diagonal Lines
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Many of your compositions will, by necessity, feature only horizontal and vertical lines. Be on the lookout, however, for strong diagonal lines to add strength and power to your images. Examples might include a crouched Green Heron angled towards the water and ready to strike or the bill of a fledgling Snowy Egret angled across the frame as the young bird awaits the return of the gone-fishing parent. Diagonal lines are most effective when they enter or leave the image from one of the four corners of the frame; having a strong diagonal line enter the frame from one of the upper corners can often yield a powerful vertical composition.

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