Weekly Photography Challenge #512 Leading Lines

[Tersha]

Still with composition, today with have Leading Lines.
Find lines everywhere, roads, paths, at the shore, buildings ….
Straight lines, curved lines, horizontal, vertical, diagonal ….

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[davidc]

Pointing the way.

[Patrick]

Nice work David , looks great in B&W good job on 🙂

[davidc]

Thanks, Patrick.

[Rob Wood (Admin)]

Very solid @davidc

[davidc]

Thanks, Rob.

[John Teate]

I agree the B&W really works with this image.  Nicely seen!

[davidc]

Thanks, John. B&W looked way better than the color version.

[Dave Watkins]

Very nice tonal range here. Good job david.

[davidc]

Thanks, Dave.

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Beautifully framed David 🙂

[davidc]

Thanks, Dahlia.

[Tersha]

Very foggy today …

[Patrick]

Nice lines 🙂 , i am heading out early in the morning weather reports Foggy conditions :).

[Bobbie]

Brigadoon here we come! Nice one Diane

[John Teate]

You can almost hear the quiet in this image as the leading line takes you through.

[Dave Watkins]

Very foggy today …

And your image captures the essence of a foggy day very well. Love the strong leading line of the wall.

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Beautiful Diane 🙂

[Preston]

Wonderful Diane!

[Pat Garrett]

Leaves me wondering where the path will  end.

[davidc]

Leading home for a nice warm welcome, That’s how I see it. 🙂

[Patrick]

[Tom M]

Really nice Patrick…

[Patrick]

Hey Thanks so much Tom 🙂

[Wendy P]

What a beautiful shot!

[Tersha]

Really like this Patrick, the juxtaposition of the fragile bird on the spikey barbed wire!

[John Teate]

Well composed image with the bird looking back over the barbed wire line.  Very nice!

[JasenkaG]

So sweet and elegant!

[Bobbie]

Love this Patrick! The color, the focus and the way the wary bird lines up with the barbed wire do the trick.

[Patrick]

Thank so much everyone i really appreciate all your comments thank you 🙂 , i remember this day well i slipped and fell in Cow S..t when i got the photos on to the computer and seen this one it felt well worth the slip 🙂

[Dave Watkins]

Terrific shot Patrick. What everyone has said is spot on. Beautiful work.

[Patrick]

Thank you Dave much appreciate your comments mate , i have a way to go yet to catch you up pal keep up the great work Dave i always enjoy your photos 🙂

[Dave Watkins]

I appreciate the kind words Patrick but I will respectfully disagree. Always enjoy your work as well. 🙂

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Love this a lot Patrick 🙂

[Patrick]

🙂 Dahlia thanks so much my friend 🙂

[Preston]

Fabulous image Patrick!! This is well deserving of POTW.  Congratulations!

[Patrick]

Thanks so much Preston i really appreciate your kind comments mate 🙂

[davidc]

Very nice capture, Patrick.

[Charmaine Joubert]

Wood gatherers.

A composite of two images.

[Patrick]

Great composition and i love the creativity Charmaine .. 2 thumbs up here 🙂

[Angie]

Just beautiful

[Tersha]

Really well done Charmaine, great image!

[JasenkaG]

Extremely powerful composite, I love this!

[Bobbie]

Your creation really makes the two men stand out, Charmaine

[John Teate]

Very cool composite definitely gives a surreal feeling to this image.

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Wow! This is brilliant Charmaine 🙂

[Pat Garrett]

An image that draws me in. Wonderful “composite”

[Bruce Gordon]

Very interesting and lively image! Well done!

[davidc]

In a different world, good work Charmaine.

[Tom M]

Nicely composited Charmaine…

 

[Andre P.]

Who will dare to walk on the other side of the tumultuous river on this trunk?

[John Teate]

Given the choice I’d just wade through the water 🙂   Nice “in the woods” image.

[Patrick]

Nice one mate , love the moss as well 🙂

[Bruce Gordon]

Nice image! I think I’d have better luck jumping across… lol

[davidc]

Fell off a few like that. Nice one Andre

[ElinL]

[John Teate]

Accomplishing structure to tangled branches is hard, you nailed it!  I like everything coming out from the nest.  Very nice image.

[Patrick]

Great seeing Elin , your eyes are much better than mine that’s for sure .. i bet when this nest was first made it would have been well camouflaged with greenery 🙂

[Pat Garrett]

It’s barely there – well suited to BW

[Bruce Gordon]

Very nice Elin! The composition is spot on!

[Bobbie]

I see it now that I know what I’m looking at. great job as usual Elin!

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Love the chaotic lines that lead in Elin 🙂

[davidc]

well spotted Elin, you have a great eye and technique. 🙂

[Katie]

Nikon D5000 1/100 f5.6 ISO500 taken at sunrise

[John Teate]

The sun helps balance this image.  Well done.

[Patrick]

Agree with john , well captured Katie 🙂

[Preston]

Lovely Katie!  I can almost picture an old pick-up rattling down that road

[Pat Garrett]

Or some cattle that got loose!

[Bruce Gordon]

Nice job Katie!

[davidc]

Lovely feeling in this one. Well done!

[Tom M]

Tracks In Need Of A Train…

[John Teate]

“She’ll be coming around the mountain when she comes”!!  🙂 Sweeping tracks work nicely in this photo.

[Patrick]

Another lovely capture Tom sweeping lines always appealing mate.

[Pat Garrett]

I saw this, Tom, and immediately thought of the song by Johnny Cash with the line “I hear the train a comin'” from Folsom Prison Blues.

[davidc]

Leading lines spot on Tom.

[Wendy P]

[Patrick]

Lovely capture Wendy the heron looks like it’s in the decision making mode .. go left ..go right or stick 🙂

[Bruce Gordon]

Nice image Wendy! I like the mood, as Herons seem moody birds, to me.

[davidc]

Think the background makes this one. Well done Wendy.

[Laura G]

Misty and mysterious Tersha, I love it.

[Tersha]

Thanks Laura!

[Laura G]

A perfect capture Patrick, soft and yet harsh with barbed wire. No distractions whatsoever. So clever.

[Rob Wood (Admin)]

[Bobbie]

Quirky and fascinating, Rob. I’d love to hear the story.

[Rob Wood (Admin)]

Thanks @bobbie – I was actually on a train in Myanmar and let’s just say the landscape was a photographer’s dream, but being on a train and going straight past everything was pretty frustrating. I would try to anticipate what was coming ahead of me and then take as many shots as possible when I went past it. Most of the time it didn’t work, but I did actually get quite a few decent ones.

When I return, I will get a driver so I can stop!

[Pat Garrett]

You never know what you’ll get, but so worth the try.

[John Teate]

Really cool how you used the irrigation troughs as your lines with the splash of color on the shed.  Eye catching.

[Patrick]

What a colorful little place , nicely seen Rob 🙂

[Bruce Gordon]

Very cool Rob! That small piece of red on the building is the perfect counter to the greens, yellows and blue sky! Well spotted!

[davidc]

Good one Rob. It’s like a road to nowhere or around in circles.

[Laura G]

Great image Charmaine

[Laura G]

A wine estate wedding chapel which is bathed in light inside. Its harsh outer shell is misleading…

[Tersha]

An amazing building Laura, lovely shot!

[Patrick]

Agreed such a funky design nice capture laura leading lines and symmetry all in one shot nice work 🙂

[Bruce Gordon]

Very cool Laura!

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Beautifully photographed Laura 🙂

[davidc]

Great building well caught Laura.

[Laura G]

[Laura G]

Milford Sound one misty morning

[Pat Garrett]

Intentional design? The venue roofline seems to mimic the rolling mountains

[Bobbie]

Hi all, good to be back after several crazy overworked months. Unfortunately, I haven’t done any photography in a while so I’m doing a repost.

Criss-cross

[Tersha]

Hi Bobbie, good to see you back! Cool shot, lots of lines!

[Patrick]

So good to see you Post again bobbie good to have you back with us , nice shot i like the rust as well as the criss cross lines 🙂

[John Teate]

Rusty lines everywhere, very cool image.

[Preston]

Well captured Bobbie, but more importantly welcome back!

[Pat Garrett]

Bobbie it is so good to see you – love your rust!

[Bruce Gordon]

Love the color contrast and symmetrical balance of this image, Bobby! It is very calming. Well done!

[Bobbie]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome back and your comments. I missed you all!!

[davidc]

Nice one Bobbie. Like the colors.

[John Teate]

Played Peek-a-boo with Mr. Toad this morning.

[Patrick]

Such a lovely shot john the out of focus parts with the curved plant pot holder really hone the eyes on the subject , nice work 🙂

[John Teate]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed.

[Rob Wood (Admin)]

That is very effective shot @johnteate

[John Teate]

Thanks Rob

[Preston]

I like it John!  The peek-a-boo shots certainly are interesting.  Well captured

[John Teate]

Much appreciated

[Pat Garrett]

Well, John, you won and you caught him.

[John Teate]

Thanks Pat, so as not to scare it I was crawling around real slow to get the needed shot. 🙂

[Pat Garrett]

Now that would have been the shot I’d want to get – you crawling around with a camera in front of your face!

[Bruce Gordon]

Nicely done!

[John Teate]

Thanks Bruce

[Bobbie]

Great shot John. The focus is so sharp and the composition spot on. Are you sure this is a real frog??

[John Teate]

lol oh I’m sure cause it moved not long after our photo session.  Thanks for the compliment Bobbie.

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Love this John. He looks unamused 🙂

[John Teate]

Yep he does have that grumpy toad look 🙂  Thanks!

[davidc]

Cracking shot.

[Pat Garrett]

Sunrise and Shadows Under the Pier

[Tersha]

Wow Pat, that’s beautiful! Lines of light!

[Patrick]

Stunner Pat light and shadows are great , well captured starburst to boot 🙂 love it.

[John Teate]

Sweet lines here, above and below.  Very cool photo Pat.

[Preston]

Your light and shadows are superb Pat; however the sunburst truly is the wow-factor for this!

[Pat Garrett]

Thank you so much for your comments, Tersha, Patrick, John and Preston.

[Dave Watkins]

Nailed it! Terrific image Pat.

[Pat Garrett]

Thank you Dave

[Bruce Gordon]

Wow, Pat! I really love this image! Well done!

[Pat Garrett]

Thank you, Bruce.

[Andre P.]

Perfect shot !

[Bobbie]

Wow Pat! You managed to catch the sun in just the right spot.

[Pat Garrett]

Appreciate your comments so much @bobbie and @andre-p

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Awesome one Pat. Love it 🙂

[davidc]

Very nice, Pat

[Preston]

One of my favorites of my dad.  I posted it a while back

[Patrick]

Really good Preston , leading lines , great colours at work ..first time i seen this one and i like it mate good job 😉

[Preston]

Thanks Patrick!  I think it was one of my first posts which was just before your time on the forum

[Pat Garrett]

Like the placement of your Dad in the frame – right angle to the diagonals. A very poignant image.

[Dave Watkins]

I remember this one Preston. Fits this challenge perfectly. Terrific work.

[John Teate]

Haven’t seen this before either.  Very nice lines and works perfect.  Very solid image.

[Bruce Gordon]

Very nice Preston! Captures a certain emotion, doesn’t it? Well done!

[Bobbie]

Unfortunately, I don’t see your image Preston. There’s a notice that the post was edited yesterday. Did you delete it?

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Love how you have framed the image Preston 🙂

[Preston]

A more recent one, capturing the last of the fall foliage.

[Patrick]

Gorgeous colours once again , nice work Preston.

[David Chesterfield]

[Patrick]

Smashing work David and such a lovely building you picked the love how the light and lines lead you in , nice share mate.

[Pat Garrett]

You could put this in every challenge and I would still stare at it.

[John Teate]

Very nice image David.  With all the detail and leading lines it really pops and makes you feel the quiet of the library.

[Bruce Gordon]

Very well done David!

[Bobbie]

It looks like a house of worship of books. Beautiful, David!

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Awesome David 🙂

[Robert Apple]

Something a little different.

[Patrick]

Nice twist on the lines Robert from back to front and those clouds i could watch all day long as the sail on past.

[Robert Apple]

Thanks Patrick.

[Pat Garrett]

Nice “twist” – horizontal lines accentuated by several arcs.

[Robert Apple]

Thanks Pat

[John Teate]

Lines of layers 🙂  Great twist.  This reminds me of the Blue Mesa in the Petrified Forest National Park.  Awesome photo!

[Robert Apple]

Thank John, this photo was taken in a spot most regard as the shit hole of Wyoming, a Dirty little city of grey dirt and not much else called Rock Springs, This was taken from White mountain which is above the town looking the opposite direction. Probably the most scenic thing for a long ways.

[Bruce Gordon]

Nice image Robert!

[Robert Apple]

Thanks Bruce

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Love how the lines lead up the mountain Robert. Amazing place 🙂

[Dave Watkins]

Older shot posted before but it’s my favorite example I have of leading lines.

[Patrick]

Very well seen and made Dave everything is balanced lovey mate nice work again.

[Pat Garrett]

Worth another look.

[John Teate]

One of my favorites Dave!  I love how all the lines flow parallel and take your eyes through the image.

[Bruce Gordon]

Yep, I’ve this image before Dave, and I like it just a much as I did seeing it for the first time! It’s a great image; I hope it’s on your wall!

[Dave Watkins]

Thanks everybody. 🙂

[Dahlia Ambrose]

The road and the railways! It is a perfect shot Dave 🙂

[Dave Watkins]

Thanks so much for the comment. Very kind. 🙂

[Patrick]

I was out at 6am yesterday morning looking for a minimalist frame but my whole session was a blank due to how foggy it was , i could only see a few meters in front of me it was so dense but as i was leaving the area these 3 came walking out of the fog so i nabbed a quick shot with my phone .. i liked how they lined up , 2 cows and a bullock.

[Robert Apple]

Love it , of course an old cowboy would though.

[Patrick]

That made me smile mate , thanks for your comment 🙂

[Pat Garrett]

Patrick, this just blows me away – the minimal nature, the weight/space balance. So glad you had that phone handy!

[Patrick]

Hi Pat thank you very much for your lovely comments , i was glad to get 1 photo after walking nearly 9 miles (there and back) just wish i had of got the raw file as this was only jpeg version , I  love cows 🙂

[Bruce Gordon]

That’s a stunning image Patrick. Composition, exposure; all of it! It was certainly worth getting up early for!

[Patrick]

Thank you Bruce i had my tripod and a long heavy lens with me in my backpack and was glad to just see something before heading back home , it’s true what they say don’t put your gear away until you have left the area i’m glad i had my phone with me 🙂

[ElinL]

Simply wonderful Patrick !

[Patrick]

Thanking you Elin much appreciate your kind words , the sore feet was worth it even just to be out taking in some fresh air 🙂

[John Teate]

Awesome image Patrick!  Like other comments I love everything about it, even the cow’s expressions add to the nature of this photo.  This is a wall hanger for sure.  Wonderful eye and capture.

[Patrick]

Thanks so much john for your very kind words mate.

[Pat Garrett]

@patrickw My Member pick of the Week. For all the above reasons.

[Patrick]

Hi Pat i appreciate this very much thank you 🙂

[Bobbie]

I love this Patrick and totally agree with Pat! Of course I immediately imagined you walking into Diane’s fog and coming upon the cows there 🙂

[Patrick]

Hi bobbie , thanks very much for your comments that made me smile about Tersha Fog shot i am just glad it was cattle and not something more grim i came upon 😉 .

[John Clark]

[John Clark]

Taken yesterday, 21c at Lake Ontario.

[Patrick]

Nice work john , it looks a very peaceful place.

[Pat Garrett]

Lighting is wonderful.

[Bruce Gordon]

Very nice John.

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Love the shimmer in the water. Beautiful one John 🙂

[Pat Garrett]

Interrupted leading lines: “Puddle Jumping”

[John Teate]

And the bright reflections jump your eyes through the path.  Nice work Pat.

[Pat Garrett]

Thanks, John

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Looks like the logs are leading towards each puddle. Interesting image Pat 🙂

[Pat Garrett]

Thanks, Dahlia

[Wendy P]

[Patrick]

Lovely work wendy.

[Wendy P]

Thanks, Patrick.

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Love all those lines Wendy 🙂

[LeanneC]

Perfect timing for this shot, Wendy! Great light and composition.

[Tersha]

Iphone plus Distressed App

[Patrick]

This is lovely Tersha with the nice curved road / line and drama of the birds , sweet shot 🙂

[John Teate]

Nicely composed with the soft light and road.  Time for a stroll on a country road 😉  Well done Tersha!

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Love it Diane 🙂

[Joanne Van Praag]

[Patrick]

Very nice shot joanne nice lines and those snow capped mountains are lovely.

[John Teate]

The lines are just hugging those wonderful mountains.  The people walking up the path on the right works well into this image.  Well done!

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Love the two different paths Joanne. Beautifully captured 🙂

[Joseph M]

A Wintery River

[Patrick]

Good one mate , reminds me of an old retro christmas card scene 🙂

[Joseph M]

Thanks Patrick. It was my thoughts exactly.

[John Teate]

My thoughts exactly Patrick.  Break out the Christmas cheer 🙂  Enjoyable image Joseph!

[Joseph M]

Thanks John.

[Tersha]

Gorgeous wintery scene Joseph!

[Joseph M]

Thank you Tersha.

[Pat Garrett]

Tersha made me do it – get the Distressed FX app. Was saving this for a Mobile Monday, but it does suit this challenge, I think. iPhone 8S

[Patrick]

Lovely scene Pat love the texture you added , like a picture from an old fishing lodge 🙂

[John Teate]

I always love the river images.  The wandering line of the river is peaceful.  Distressing does make you look at this longer following all the cracks.  Cabin wall hanger here.  Very cool Pat.

[Pat Garrett]

Thank you Patrick and John.

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Love the painterly feel Pat. Great image 🙂

[Tersha]

Very nice Pat, lovely scene, and the App treatment is great. We have Dahlia to thank for the app., as her photo inspired me to get it!

[Pat Garrett]

Thank you, everyone. So, Dahlia, thanks for introducing the app. The original image was SO blah even though I liked the line of the river. The app really made it come alive.

[Wendy P]

Very neat. The texture adds a whole new dimension.

[Dave Watkins]

Autumn has fallen here in the neighborhood.

[Patrick]

Brilliant work Dave well spotted , is this an orchard just curious ?

[Dave Watkins]

Peach tree orchard. This farm sells produce during the summer. It’s 6 or 7 miles away from us. We were on our way home yesterday and the late afternoon sun had the colors practically glowing.

[Patrick]

Good job you stopped off you got yourself a good one here mate , thanks for the info i don’t think i have any orchards near me but i wish i did.

[Tersha]

Wow, beautiful autumn colours and lines Dave, love it!

[John Teate]

Very colorful and totally awesome photo Dave.  Fall at its best.

[Pat Garrett]

What everyone else said, Dave.

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Wow! Brilliant colours. Love it Dave 🙂

[Dave Watkins]

I appreciate all the kind words. Thank you. 🙂

[Tersha]

Frog in the middle …

[John Teate]

I think its eyes follow me when I move 🙂  Nice photo of this beast.

[Pat Garrett]

Yes, John, th eyes are following you and apparently frog likes what it sees – he’s smiling.

[Patrick]

Drop Dead Gorgeous , this is surely a wall hanger top shot Tersha thanks for posting .. love it’s little smile as well 🙂

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Love how the lines lead to the frog and his expression is priceless 🙂

[Dave Watkins]

Put a big grin on my face. Thanks. So much fun to look at. 🙂

[LeanneC]

Love this Diane!

[Holly K]

[Holly K]

Wine, anyone?

[Patrick]

Both shots showing nice Lines Holly , i particularly like image 2 leading out through the back trees , these look like grape but not sure tbh , nice seeing Holly.

[Holly K]

Thanks, Patrick!

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Beautiful image Holly 🙂

[John Teate]

Very nice line through the vines.  It also has a nice balance.  Good eye on this one Holly.

[Holly K]

Thanks, Dahlia and John!

[Laura G]

Thank you Tersha

[Laura G]

Thanks so much Patrick

[Laura G]

Thanks Bruce

[Laura G]

Thank you Dahlia

[Laura G]

Hi Pat,

I think you mean the rolling mountains of the bottom image? They are not the same place as the restaurant venue if you do. The restaurant venue is at the same place as the wedding chapel, my 1st image, also with a lovely mountain view but not as dramatic as the one with the boat in the water.

[Laura G]

Patrick this was clearly your week. Love the cows in the fog. Great photo

[Patrick]

It really has been and i appreciate all the comments , thanks so much Laura 🙂

[Laura G]

Great example of leading lines, such brilliant depth of field, composition, rich colours. Wonderful image methinks

[Laura G]

Lovely image Pat, including so much, the colours of golden hour, reflections, leading lines and a starburst to name a few. Well shot.

[LeanneC]

Even the contrails were working with me 🙂

[Patrick]

Lovely photo Leanne 🙂

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Wow! Great photo Leanne and love the light 🙂

[Graham Hart]

Windswept Backstairs Passage between Kangaroo Island and the Mainland.

[Patrick]

Nice seeing Graham , follow the post they lead to the coast 🙂

[Graham Hart]

Thanks Patrick. You’re a poet and didn’t know it!

[Patrick]

🙂

 

[Dahlia Ambrose]

Beautiful image and interesting lines Graham 🙂

[Graham Hart]

Thanks Dahlia.

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