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April 3, 2026 at 3:50 pm #547969
Federico AlegriaParticipant- https://www.instagram.com/federico.alegria/
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@federicoalegria- Posts:2732
Allows Edits? YesLast week, Diane flipped the switch towards the “art of less” and challenged us to embrace negative space; an equally feared and beloved compositional technique. However, the underlying principle behind ‘less is more’, requires one to understand how much can be stripped away while retaining the same message; or even a stronger one. Juggling with crop and negative

Here, bucweet nailed everything down; creative use of negative space ✓, isolation ✓, scale ✓, balance ✓, simplicity ✓ and even contrast! And beyond that, the wild-life spirit is clear; it resonates with the viewing audience. Now, the trick here is the unwilling accident that produced such an interesting composition:
> A few years ago… I mistakenly got a little ahead of the subject while tracking/panning…
The negative space is on point, and the look on the owl’s face gives it a nice touch of humour to the scene. Some might flag this as a compositional mistake, but for those of us craving for something different and unique amidst the ai slop we are seeing everywhere, this definitely fits as a fresh shot.
Thanks @paul-3 for sharing this with us!
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April 3, 2026 at 5:47 pm #547974
TershaKeymaster- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
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@tersha- Posts:18962
Allows Edits? YesCongrats on POTW, Paul. great shot, perfect for the Challenge!
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April 4, 2026 at 4:06 pm #548000
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April 3, 2026 at 10:03 pm #547988
Pat GarrettParticipant- https://www.instagram.com/patriciaj.garrett/
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@patography- Posts:5954
Allows Edits? Yes@paul-3 I KNEW IT! Definitely deserves POTW,
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April 4, 2026 at 4:06 pm #548001
Aw, thank you, Pat! @patography
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April 3, 2026 at 10:40 pm #547990
Anne HornsbyParticipant- Instagram.com/anniemax6
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@annehornsby- Posts:1948
Allows Edits? YesCongrats, Paul! As I said, I love this shot.
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April 4, 2026 at 4:07 pm #548002
Thank you very much, Anne! @annehornsby
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April 4, 2026 at 5:05 pm #548010
Robert AppleModerator- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
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@robertapple- Posts:10952
Allows Edits? YesGrats Paul, Like I said before its a great image.
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April 5, 2026 at 10:57 am #548034
Thank you, Robert!
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April 4, 2026 at 6:04 pm #548020
This is exceptional! Nice work!
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April 5, 2026 at 10:58 am #548035
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April 5, 2026 at 7:51 pm #548049
Congrats on the POTW!!
Clearly a unique photo!!
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April 6, 2026 at 12:25 am #548054
Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster- https://www.instagram.com/livingsta/
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@dahliaambrose- Posts:11962
Allows Edits? YesVery unique photo and composition Paul. Congratulations on POTW 🙂
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April 10, 2026 at 9:55 am #548219
Great capture!
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