Composition plays a major part in photography, and there are several schools of thought as to what this should be. "Stick the subject in the middle and shoot" and "align the main subject according to the rule of thirds" are but two approaches that produce pleasing images to the eye.
But there are times when rules should be ignored and caution thrown to the wind, as in today's photograph. I had been monitoring the progress of the sail-boat in the hope it was going to come nearer to shore, but eventually it was evident that it was just going to sail on. So, with the composition already in mind, I shoot several frames of the boat, knowing just how I was going to crop the photograph (another contentious technique for some) and where I was going to publish it (here, on this blog).
Moby Dick, the title of this post, keeps with the sea-faring theme, but is intended as a tribute to John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin, who died 30 years ago today.
300mm f/4 AF-S Nikkor. 1/4000 second at f/5.6. -0.67 EV compensation. ISO 200
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