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07/09/2005 03:49:49 PM · #1
when I enterd my picture in the "leading lines" challenge it was my understanding that the picture should apply by some of the rules of composition where the coposition lines should be the leading lines, when I looked at other entries I understood that composition had nothing to do with this challenge, the name of my entry was "a third is all it takes" and was supposed to give a hint to what rule of composition I was referring to.
this is the challenge entry

and this is how it fulfills the rule of thirds


and then it's my obsolete entry, I wasn't aming for a high score this time, I wanted to see how bad comments I would get, I used my Kenko 500mm mirrorlens, manualfocus on my 20D, it´s an awful lens, I have never taken a picture with it that I actually like, I thought I would get the last place, but I didn't :)

this is my obsolete entry


and this is how I tried to make it comply with the rule of thirds


just thought I would explain my entries, and I wish other would do the same, there are many entries in each challenge that I simply don't understand, but with some story it might make some sence :)

and my challenge entries have not been cropped, I composed them in the viewfinder as I wanted them, they have only been resized and color/brightness adjusted.

Message edited by author 2005-07-09 15:52:03.
07/09/2005 04:38:06 PM · #2
Originally posted by DanSig:

when I enterd my picture in the "leading lines" challenge it was my understanding that the picture should apply by some of the rules of composition where the coposition lines should be the leading lines, when I looked at other entries I understood that composition had nothing to do with this challenge, the name of my entry was "a third is all it takes" and was supposed to give a hint to what rule of composition I was referring to.
this is the challenge entry

and this is how it fulfills the rule of thirds

Yours may be a misunderstanding of what leading lines are for.

Leading lines or curves generally have two purposes. One is to lead the viewer into the scene. The other is to lead you toward the main subject. It is most effective if they come in from the lower left because that is the natural direction humans visually scan a picture from so are easiest to pick up.

The fact that your leading lines come from the UPPER left corner is not a problem. Your leading lines ARE the main subject and even though they take you into the image as they should they don't leave you with something to see when you get there.

This image is a textbook example of great leading lines:

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