Eye contact and it's psychological effect.

[James Shadle]

If you want to engage your viewer, use eye contact.
Towering over you subject is very impersonal, getting low and looking eye to eye is engaging.

See chart in next panel to use as a reference. Bottom line, the closer you get the lower you need to go.

[James Shadle]

Angle v Distance

[Leon Plympton]

Captain Shadle - Sorry, but I don't see anything in either of your postings here. -leon

[Leon Plympton]

Captain Shadle -

Well, I just came back to see if your images were now viewable, and - yes they are. Must've been some sort of IE glitch.
BTW: Point made (re: the closer you get the lower you must go!)

-leon

[Satish Ranadive]

Great lesson to learn from this excellent close-up.I like the way bird pops up against BG.
Love the texture of beak,nice colors and lovely details.

Regards,
Satish.

[Nancy Phillips]

What a gorgeous shot!

[Marina Scarr]

What a difference it makes to the actually see the charts! Thanks for sharing this. It's one thing knowing the "rule" but another seeing how it works in black and white for a non-scientist/non-mathematician like me.

[Nancy Phillips]

That's why the Captain is standing around in waders, at least in his avatar!