Hi! I just read your first lesson in photography, BTW im a way beyond being newbie, its just my first time in holding cameras ever since i joined steemit and i was inspired by people here who are submitting photos that are amazing!
If in anyhow , can you check my version of the 'rule of thirds'? I am open with intellectual criticism :)
Ok, @deeday31! First of all, Thank You for being the first to submit a photo!
You are so close in this one but I want you to picture this. I cropped the image some and I'll explain why.
You've done many things correctly in this one. You have your stem coming up from the bottom left third. You have the out of focus flower in the background in the top third of that side, so you are framing your subject well. Take my crop and picture an inch added to the left side. Your main flower will actually be near the center but adding an extra inch to the left side and cutting off an inch on the right will allow the eye to travel through the photo a bit easier.
I would give just a touch more space on the top as well. The tip of the petal is so close to the edge that the eye wants to stop there. The way the petal is bent would help move the viewers eye back through the photo if there was just a touch more space. Not a lot, maybe one or two centimeters more.
Is this something you can retake because I would love to see it reframed to see the end result?!
Too, if you retake this, remember to keep the stem coming up from the bottom third of the photo.