Project 1- The Horizon Line.

Most landscape views include a well defined horizon line (usually where the ground meets the sky), deciding how the horizon cuts the frame is one way of effecting the feel/focus of the shot.

With a very low horizon as shown on the left the focus is clearly on the sky, giving a very heavy feel produced by the stormy sky.

By slightly raising the horizon it alters the feel only a little by reducing the amount of sky and adding more of the lake into the foreground.

By having the horizon in the middle of the frame it produces a very balanced shot where no focus is put on the sky or the lake.

When placing the horizon in this position it produces the opposite effect from the first few shots in that know the focus is on the lake and not the sky.

Finally by moving the horizon nearly completely to the top of the frame the sky becomes pretty much none existent so the foreground now becomes the focus and the lake around it.

If i was to chose one of the above shots and say that its the one i feel works best I'd probley go for the very first one because the lake and shore line have nothing on them that really attracts the eye giving you a focal point, while by using the sky and placing the horizon line near the bottom of the frame it makes the clouds and sky seem much larger and more imposing. If i was looking for away to improve any of the images I'd have waited longer and seen if there might have been a passing boat that would have given a little depth/perspective to the shot.