Shot by Teo Chin Leong (Singapore) on a DJI Mavic 3<\/a> drone, the scene depicts a fisherman in Hoi An, Vietnam, casting a large net over a river from his humble canoe.<\/p>\n Latest Videos From You may like<\/p>\n While at first this might seem like another ordinary day at work for the fisherman, look more closely, and the way a range of shapes, along with complementary colors, combine becomes clear, and you realize just how brilliant this composition is.<\/p>\n The huge triangle formed by the net over the fisherman\u2019s head mid-cast, which has been frozen with a 1\/640 sec shutter speed and perfectly focused with a f\/2.8 aperture, frames all the action in the scene.<\/p>\n And within this golden-yellow triangular frame we see a range of other shapes, including the narrow oval canoe and various lines and layers created by folds in the net, all of which combine seamlessly despite the presence of straight and curved lines.<\/p>\n The fisherman\u2019s bright-red t-shirt glows through the net, indicating where your eye should look while complementing the dominant yellow hue of the scene. Further adding to the creative use of color is the tone of the water, which I suspect was edited slightly so the hue better matched the golden yellow.<\/p>\n The Travel Photographer of the Year<\/a> is an annual competition covering categories from portraiture to wildlife. Amateurs and professionals alike can enter, and the 2026 edition of the competition is now underway.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.digitalcameraworld.com\/media\/img\/digitalcameraworld_logo.svg\"){kind=logo}
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