This week Patti invites us to share three photos that demonstrate the use of foreground, middle ground and background to draw the viewers eyes into the photo and emphasize the main subject.

A Bald Eagle pair perched above the dune grasses, their feathers ruffled by the wind is my first choice for this challenge. It hardly needs explaining, with the foreground of grass leading to the posts and the birds nicely silhouetted upon the blue-gray sky. The larger bird on top is the female.

With this shot I wanted to capture some of the wildness of the Pacific Ocean surging against the shoreline at North Head. The foreground plants are blurred and the green extends up the right side of the photo. The middle ground focus is on the water churning into and against the rocky outcropping, while ocean, sky and trees fill the background.

North Head Lighthouse in Cape Disappointment State Park, Ilwaco, WA has been refurbished since I took this photo. Here, the fence zig-zags us across the foreground and on to the lighthouse solidly anchored in the middle-ground, with ocean and sky as the background. The second photo in this sequence was taken from the bank on the far right of this view.

Thank you to Patti for hosting the challenge this week. With all the gloom and grief in our world these days, it’s nice to have something creative and playful to focus on – if only for a while!

On your walk with life, please honor our earth, encourage dignity and share kindness. 🐾