Leading lines

While unassuming at first glance, I quickly took note of how the light fixture to the right of the window offered an alternative perspective. From this perspective, it appears to be a bench, situated next to a long and shallow pond of water. And, instead of looking up, we are looking out toward the horizon, at the edge of the structure.

While this image does an excellent job of emphasizing the yellow cart against the blue structure, I would have liked to see this shot captured at a larger depth of field. One that would have allowed you to also get the rollercoaster structure in the foreground in tack-sharp focus. While the smaller aperture would have underexposed the scene by several stops, increasing the ISO would've evened it out. Ultimately, this would have resulted in a more dynamic interplay between larger lines in the scene.

This image is a refreshing alternative to the more traditional long exposure images. Instead of lines and streaks from car lights and passing stars, here, we find ourselves careening through a tunnel created by passing lights. Despite moving at what appears to be neck-breaking speeds, the pastel palette adds serenity to the chaos of hurtling through space and time. Spectacular work.

I appreciate that the photographer used a deep depth of field to put everything in focus, from foreground to background. By doing this, they've created the illusion that the depicted space is flat, and that the walls and stairs are nothing more than a swirl of colors wrapping around an amber stone.

Where some images use lines to draw the viewer's attention to a single point of focus, this image uses lines to bring the viewer to different locations in the picture. This 'tension,' however, is counter-balanced by the symmetrical arrangement of shapes created by the shadows and the blue roof.

This line created by the illuminated pathway acts as a mental extension of form pointing and directing the viewer to look to the top right corner of the image. Also, because there aren't any competing elements in the picture, the viewer's eyes are left jolting back and forth diagonally across the image.

I think most seasoned photographers would agree that walkways (and railroad tracks) are low hanging fruit when it comes to demonstrating leading lines. However, as this photograph has shown us, it doesn't take much to turn the ordinary into something extraordinary. Here, the shadow and pair of handrails dissect the scene into several triangles, each one guiding the viewer along the path of the infinity shadow.