One of the common compositional techniques in photography is framing the subject. I used this technique quite often during my last trip through the Capital Cities of the Southeast. Here's an example of framing a scene from the Senate chamber of the State Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia:

I started from the chamber floor:

Senate chamberSenate chamber of the West Virginia State Capitol building at 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East in Charleston, West Virginia on December 17, 2014

Then, I backed up several feet to include part of the corridor as it enters the chamber:

Entrance to Senate chamberHallway to the Senate chamber of the West Virginia State Capitol building at 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East in Charleston, West Virginia on December 17, 2014

Finally, I backed up a little further, propped the doors open and captured an image with yet another frame:

Entrance to Senate chamberHallway to the Senate chamber of the West Virginia State Capitol building at 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East in Charleston, West Virginia on December 17, 2014

I like each of the three photographs, but I think the third one offers a more unique viewpoint. I try to view scenes from a variety of perspectives.

This particular sequence of images reminded me of one of my favorite broadcasters of all-time. I listened to Jack Brickhouse announce countless games for the Chicago Cubs. And, he is well known for his homerun call: "Back...back...back...Hey-Hey!!"