Under the Coconut Tree

A warm, bright afternoon took me to the hills at the south of my city, one day. It was an hour trip, with beautiful views along the way. Then I saw this small hut under a coconut tree. It was so tropical!

So, I went right down to the corn field, and tried to frame the hut with the tree. There wasn't a lot of space to move around, and shoot in many angles. At least, I managed to take a simple, blue-and-green shot. Nice one, I said to myself. Though the smaller tree was quite disturbing.

"Lovely." I showed it to a friend. "But you could also point the camera slightly to the left, moving the tall coconut tree to the right third of the picture. Now the small tree becomes part of the picture as well. You might lose the small hut, which is charming, but it may be worth it."

Nope, I don't want to lose the small hut.

I went to my other friend.

"I think you can widen the framing a bit and strengthen the photo," he said. "You currently have a strong vertical central element that is dividing the space in half - left and right. The composition is fairly weak as such. Fortunately, the hut and smaller tree balance each other, but I'd try finding a different POV or framing without so much symmetry."

I wish I had brought a chainsaw that day, so I could cut down the smaller tree...