Yes, I have written about using frames compositionally before. Today I am going to be looking at a large frame (not just around the edges). Natural frames are things like trees, arches, cliffs, and the like that are used to frame what is beyond them. They help to make an image look polished, rounded off. They steer the viewer's attention into the image be preventing their eyes from leaving the image (they block you from exiting on the edge and send you back to the middle of the image).

Here is our example. You can see that I am not talking about a thin branch on the edge of the frame. Much of the image is taken up by the foliage. This frame keeps the viewer looking at the hill. The pathway helps to give the viewer directions to the mountain (lead-in line). To get the frame to be the size you want in contrast to the scene behind the frame simply move closer or further away. In this case the frame is the inverse of the hill so they compliment each other well.

          Be on the lookout for good frames. Move around, higher up, lower down, to the left or right, closer or further to frame your scene the way you want to. Without the frame this image would not have been that interesting. Don't be afraid to use larger frames, as in this case.