Photography composition - rule of thirds
Art - Design
Photo composition rules
- Rule of Thirds
- Diagonal rule
- Golden Section rule
Rule of Thirds
The Rule of Thirds is based on the fact that the human eye is naturally drawn to a point about two-thirds up a page. Crop your photo so that the main subjects are located around one of the intersection points rather than in the center of the image:
Your landscapes will be optimally pleasing to the eye if you apply the Rule of Thirds when you place your horizon line.
If the area of interest is land or water, the horizon line will usually be two-thirds up from the bottom. Alternately, if the sky is the area of emphasis, the horizon line may be one-third up from the bottom, leaving the sky to take up the top two-thirds of the picture:
The Gift of the Magi
Literature
Three: A Magic Number
In "The Gift of the Magi," the number three figures prominently. Consider the following:
- The story has three characters: Della, Jim, and Madame Sophronie.
- Della counts her money three times (Paragraph 1).
- The narrator says that "Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles (Paragraph 2).
- The story refers three times to the Youngs' supper entree: chops.
- The story mentions the Queen of Sheba, who gave three types of gifts to King Solomon: spices, gold, and jewels.
- A sentence in Paragraph 5 says, "She stood by the window and looked out dully at a grey cat walking a grey fence in a grey backyard.”
- Jim tells Della, I don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less.
- The narrator alliteratively describes Della as speaking with "sudden serious sweetness."
- The were three magi: Balthasar, Melchior, and Gaspar.
- The magi offered three gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
- According to tradition, the magi were kings of Arabia, Persia, and India.
- The story centers on three valuables: Jim's gold watch, Della's hair, and the love Jim and Della share.
How UPC Bar Codes Work
Business - Economics
In the UPC-A barcode, each digit is represented by a seven-bit sequence, encoded by a series of alternating bars and spaces.
"UPC" stands for Universal Product Code. UPC bar codes were originally created to help grocery stores speed up the checkout process and keep better track of inventory, but the system quickly spread to all other retail products because it was so successful.
UPCs originate with a company called the Uniform Code Council (UCC). A manufacturer applies to the UCC for permission to enter the UPC system. The manufacturer pays an annual fee for the privilege. In return, the UCC issues the manufacturer a six-digit manufacturer identification number and provides guidelines on how to use it. You can see the manufacturer identification number in any standard 12-digit UPC code.
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