ON COMPOSITION 4.0

What attracted me to shoot this photo was lines of long shadows from the trees. Then I saw a beautiful white swan swimming nearby. Immediately, I fell in love and kept shooting. Every direction and angle was beautiful. It was a gift from Allah for me to witness His great creation. It was about 7:30am at Central Putrajaya Wetland.

Another elegant white swan swimming alone at the lake inside Keukenhof Garden, Netherlands. Now, I have both-colourful tulips and a beautiful swan. I could not ask for more.

This is one of the many nice rural landscapes of the Netherlands. Their irrigation and agriculture sector are world-class. I love cycling here in May 2017. The lone tree was my subject.

Both top and bottom photos were taken at Pantai Senok, Bachok. Composing these photos are very difficult. Every where I turn to is beautiful in its own way. But I have to choose before the light changes.

Both these photos were taken from Pantai Bachok. The rhu trees are normal but they turn beautiful of the backlighting from the morning sun.

The misty morning made this place in Pantai Bachok looks like a scene from the fantasy world. But the coconut trees are standing tall to remind me where I am. My composition here was to make this place looks surreal.

These two photos were taken from Taman Saujana Hijau. They are textbook composition-leading lines and rules of thirds.

This is my silhouette photo composition. I have to wait for this couple to enter my frame so that I have a specific subject matter. The rest is light and shadows.

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