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08/04/2004 07:30:53 AM · #1 |
Can anyone post a picture(s) to explain this? I am having the hardest time trying to comprehend this. Thanks
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08/04/2004 07:33:36 AM · #2 |
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08/04/2004 07:33:37 AM · #3 |
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08/04/2004 07:36:38 AM · #4 |
There are a lot of examples in this previous challenge... ;o) Not all of them are vanishing points, but you'll recognize one when you see it. Good luck! ;o)
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08/04/2004 07:39:57 AM · #5 |
ok so my question now is...
do the points HAVE to meet? Like, if the lines are coming in like in that railroad picture but havent met, it could be assumed that by looking at it they WILL meet at some point. IS that ok?
Basically if they arent touching, is that still a Vanishing point?
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08/04/2004 07:45:06 AM · #6 |
The vanishing point is the "appearance" of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge together.
Notice it says The Appearance, not that they HAVE to meet. So I would think it would be fine if they didn't actually meet. Is that your question? |
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08/04/2004 07:47:37 AM · #7 |
I don't think they have to touch but almost meet and solve into the end of the horizon.
Eljo
//morpurgo.tk.
Message edited by author 2004-08-04 18:54:37.
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08/04/2004 09:23:03 AM · #8 |
On a different but somewhat related note -- SAFETY FIRST DPC'ers! =)
I don't want to hear about any close calls (or worse) trying to photograph vanishing point shots while on train tracks or roads... |
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08/04/2004 09:27:59 AM · #9 |
Yep, also beware of police, FBI, etc. around railroad tracks
A Snapshot of Our Freedoms
I bet that there are thousands of stories like The Artist’s Statement, but that few are as well expressed or documented. Basically, this photography student is assigned to take a motion shot, so he tries to take an action shot as a train goes over a famous local bridge. It’s legal, he’s even checked with the park rangers, but the local cops and then the feds come and act in a rude, intimidating and I’d say unconstitutional manner.
One of the many many costs of the 9/11 tragedy is that the reaction to it has given some of the worst tendencies in law enforcement an undeserved patina of legitimacy...
//www.discourse.net/archives/2004/07/a_snapshot_of_our_freedoms.html
Message edited by author 2004-08-04 09:34:28. |
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08/04/2004 09:30:13 AM · #10 |
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08/04/2004 09:31:56 AM · #11 |
Vanishing points have been an important part of visual art since they were discovered in the 1400's. They add perspective to a drawing or painting and make it more realistic. But while artists have to plan for and accomodate vanishing points, photography does it automatically. Any photograph that includes elements at various distances from the camera will have a vanishing point. For example, the top rated photograph on the site:
For this challenge the vanishing point should be probably made more obvious by either using a very long object that's both near and far or a string of objects getting further and further away.
And note that the vanishing point doesn't have to be in the center of the image. It can even be outside the image, as long as it is suggested by the elements in the image.
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08/04/2004 09:38:23 AM · #12 |
Found a good site that explains it:
Vanishing point |
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08/04/2004 12:15:45 PM · #13 |
| what can you use other than railroads and roads?? |
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08/04/2004 12:23:06 PM · #14 |
anything with parallel lines will owrk, or arranging items so they form parallel lines. I don't recommend imitating a vanishing point with the placement of your items unless you are VERy careful and good at math or have perfect linear vision. If you mess it up, it will look very odd and jarring to the eye.
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08/04/2004 12:53:22 PM · #15 |
thank god for this post. I was gonna ask the same question. This one is gonna be HARD!
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08/04/2004 12:56:00 PM · #16 |
Besides roads & train tracks,
long piers work too.
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08/04/2004 01:02:37 PM · #17 |
| It's a shame I live in Kentucky :( We have no piers that lead out to the beautiful ocean. I need a vacation. |
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08/04/2004 01:09:33 PM · #18 |
I thought of an idea that you guys might want to try if you get a chance...the Parallel strings of a kite (one of those controllable 2 string types) This could make a striking composition.
I would do it myself except that I don't have a kite and there is not even a slight breeze around at the moment even if I did...!!
Hope that this idea might help anyone who's stuck...
Other ideas include: A ladder, An escalator or staircase, Trainlines (a bit obvious)
I also like the concept of scatch or claw marks leading from the camera to the hand (or paw)
Good luck all |
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08/04/2004 02:13:34 PM · #19 |
So, if like a perspective challenge, isn´t it?
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08/04/2004 02:57:56 PM · #20 |
I like the idea of a ladder. Personally, I tried a tree, but that was a bad idea; it didn't work the way I wanted it to. I got an okay result, it just wasn't good for this challenge.
Message edited by author 2004-08-04 14:58:13. |
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08/04/2004 03:08:25 PM · #21 |
Here's one I shot of a ramp for the parallel challenge:
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08/04/2004 03:19:26 PM · #22 |
| I think that parallel lines converging is one type of vanishing point. As "Dr rick" pointed out, a vanishing point is when a linear composition streches to a disappearing point, either inside or outside the photo. This greatly expand the possibilities, as compared to strictly parallel lines merging. |
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08/04/2004 06:27:55 PM · #23 |
| This challenge seems rediculously hard. What do you have after you take away the standard railroad tracks, roads, rivers, powerlines, tree rows, and fields? It's not something easily created in a small place. Anyone have ideas they're willing to share on this? |
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08/04/2004 06:33:31 PM · #24 |
| I live in a heavily wooded area, with no beaches, trains or straight roads, so this will be quite a challenge indeed. I do have a decent idea, but it'll be tough to pull off (what else is new?). |
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08/04/2004 06:56:11 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by BradP:
Besides roads & train tracks,
long piers work too. |
Or this one.
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