Best Photos of the Week (05-11 September) by National Geographic

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Wonderful, colorful and colorful photographs from all over the world - in our regular weekly column from National Geographic. So, enjoy the beauty from the best photographers published since 05 to 11 September.

05 September

Photographer Glenn Nagel is sure that photographers do not always need to recklessly adhere to well-known rules like the "golden section", where it is strictly forbidden to place objects in the photo in the center, in the so-called "dead zone". So, on the example of this huge African turtle, which took up the entire photo, it is clear that ignoring this rule is completely and completely justified. The turtle's head is exactly in the "dead zone", and this is justified by the composition, and looks organic and natural.

06 september

Many people probably ask themselves a question, looking at the photo of Boryana Katsarova, which shows white angel wings made of handprints, they say, you can't get rid of unsightly wires and other "unnecessary" objects in the frame. But photographer-consultant Catherine Karnow believes that it is they, these "extra" objects, that create the necessary background in order to emphasize the whiteness and purity of these very wings.

September 07

The immense sky overhead, the huge and wide lake in Minnesota, and the tiny swimmers and divers in Nick Otto's picture give unimaginable peace and tranquility to those who look at the photo from this side of the screen. Which means - you don't need to be afraid to leave a lot of "air", free space in the picture, because this gives it lightness, and this very space is the same element of photography, like people and other objects in the frame.

08 September

Colorful chaos, colorful extravaganza pictured by Anurag Kumar is a traditional Indian Holi festival, when people throw colorful powders at each other. And here, in the midst of this chaos, there is one contrasting blue spot that attracts attention. Vigor, liveliness, movement - the main thing to focus the viewer's attention on when photographing the crowd.

09 September

A base jumper in free fall flies upside down to where the city, the beach strip and the ocean are. The horizon, as they say, is overwhelmed, but this gives the shot dynamics, expression, and does not spoil the overall picture in the least. Rather, it even decorates. So there is no need to be afraid to break the rules of composition, and tilt the horizon at your discretion.

10 September

To take "exactly that" shot, the photographer sometimes has to wait a long time for the right moment. So, without a small figure of a motorcyclist, this winding road in the mountains of Morocco would not have looked so majestic and dangerous. In addition, the size of the rider gives us the ability to judge the size and scale of both mountains and paths in the mountains … Photo by Vlad Min.

11 September

Photographs of sunsets and sunrises are always beautiful, but trite. Therefore, in order to make the picture look more interesting and original, you need to try to make it in such a way as to include figures or objects in the frame. The silhouettes in the picture adorn her, make her special, unlike other similar photographs. And they also make it clear where and when the picture was taken.