Some of the subject is out of the frame or hidden behind something.  Imagination fills it in.  See also the Painted Face and Reflections.

See also how expert photgraphers portray Partial Subject 1, Partial Subject 2, Partial Subject 3.
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Boy Scout Troop 174, Yorktown, NY.  Scouting Photography Pages at  http://troop174.info