Driving by while on the job, I saw this "hole in the wall" in Kapolei (Makakilo)... and I thought it would make an interesting picture using framing techniques.

You can use objects to frame your shots on the sides... such as a house window.

Just took these today.













Here's an old shot using pillars and the roof/pipes to in a parking garage to frame the car. You need a longer (100mm+) focal length to compress the pillars.


Using a shorter focal length yields this, still framed, but I think the above is more effective


Focal length is the length of the lens.

 

nice tips

 

LOL a bit of Antonioni and Tarkovsky there. Gotta say, your doing some impressive work

If you dont mind me adding a bit here, the first car pic is a perfect example of a compositionally strong frame in frame. Having the subject centered, blocked by pillars that are compressed planes with a long lens is great

On the truck however ideally you would have it offset to the right(since the truck is strong, right side is preferred) Where the black tarp boxes the left side, but the tarp is not visible on the right side, only the outdoors and truck. As is, its good, but a bit weak. A shift more straight on would of help.

Here's a image I made for someone regarding a issue very similar to yours, this would set everything to be very strong compositionally.


The entire image is frame--black is a wall, blue is the sky, green is the ground and purple is the subject, who's horizon line is set by the black wall behind it

 

All great stuff! Great shots, great info! Now to a very important question... what wheels are those on that Z?

 

Now you know I don't mind the appending... A play on The golden ratio employing the rule of thrids! I can see the plans to the pantheon in your image. LOL. Thanks for the critique.

I'll have to try it with that composition... on the car of course. Now I think of it, I think I know why I take so much pictures of the car... still. It doesn't move when the wind blows and it doesn't complain.

Now I'll just have to find an interesting wall.

And getting a straight on shot was nigh impossible. I would have to be in the middle of a busy intersection. The truck came quickly, and I was given a great opportunity to take what would be a great shot... I was there for 30 minutes and that truck was the only truck that came out of the "hole."

The car has been whored to up and down these forums! C'mon... Kidding. It's Advan RGIIs... (18x9+22F;18x10+25R) with Falken FK-451 (245/40/18F;275/40/18R).