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Flowing Lines
Flowing Lines
Quasimojo


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Challenge: Leading Lines IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
Location: Gladstone Park, London
Date: Feb 19, 2008
Aperture: f11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200th
Date Uploaded: Feb 19, 2008

 Rush job because I've got to spend more time actually writing my thesis and less time shooting for challenges. I've been carried away with all the fun and learning at DPC and now I want to be a professional photographer...but for now I need to be a professional thesis writer :)

This is really not a great composition. It's unbalanced and not that interesting because the lines don't lead anywhere special. I do love the curves though - they seem very sexy and elegant for some reason. I overdid the contrast to emphasise the rails, in line with the title.

I don't expect anything of this - just as long as it doesn't PW I'll be happy.

PP: convert from RAW, exposure, levels, greyscale, duotone, border, resize, jpg.

The reason this is at an odd exposure is that this is the -2 bracket taken from a bracket set. The regular exposure was overexposed so I took this and pushed the exposure to 1.20. My intention was to shoot an HDR scene but then realised when I got home that it's a basic challenge, so I had to make do with b&w...which is a shame because the colour full tonal range version would have been lovely.

Post Challenge: This did a lot better than I had expected. It's still gloriously average which isn't good enough...I need to get a 6 one of these days soon.

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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/26/2008 11:30:34 PM
These lines don't really go anywhere. They are not dynamic enough for me...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/26/2008 11:14:48 AM
whoa, very good
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 02/25/2008 01:36:14 PM
I like this very much. great contrast
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 02/24/2008 10:17:54 PM
The tracks work well as leading lines ... like the black and white
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 02/22/2008 07:58:13 PM
Nice lighting and composition. Find the background a little distracting, might be better if cropped a little tighter at the top
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 02/21/2008 03:18:42 PM
imaginative, my eye is drawn to the center of the photo quickly
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 02/21/2008 01:15:27 PM
Nice picture
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 35mm f/2.0
 02/21/2008 12:11:17 PM
I am not sure whether there is an unambigious definition of leading lines, but in my book, they should be a line or several lines that lead the viewer's eye towards the main subject of the picture. I think that's not the case in this picture. Your pic uses a vanishing point rather than leading lines.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 II USM (Black)
 02/20/2008 01:03:32 AM
I really like this one, the tracks are definitly leading as they take my eyes away and I like how it brings my attention back to the crossover track and holds my attention there. Goodluck!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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