What about foreground, background, middle, real close and infinity? Where does the rule of thirds fall into this? S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Dyer-Bennet" <dd-b@xxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 10:53 PM Subject: Re: Rule of Thirds > Photogonow@xxxxxxx writes: > > > In a message dated 7/17/04 7:58:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dd-b@xxxxxxxx > > writes: > > > > Cut the image into six equal squares. Your "thirds" positions will be at > > the > > > intersections. > > > > Either you mean "nine", or you're thinking of a different rule from > > the one I'm thinking of. > > > > The Golden Section is a ratio based on a phi > > But it is not the rule of thirds. > > > The Golden Section is also known as the Golden Mean, Golden Ratio and > > Divine Proportion. It is a ratio or proportion defined by the number Phi > > ( F = 1.618033988749895... ) > > > > or . . . eight divided by five > > > > or so I'm told - - - > > And the math is wrong; 8/5 is 1.6 exactly. > -- > David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> > RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> > Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> > Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/> > >
