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Accepting submissions from now until Monday, Nov. 20.


Every week we'll have a different theme for our weekly project. This week s theme is "Leading Lines".
A
leading line is used in photography to literally lead the gaze of the viewer from one point of the image to another. Learn more about the use of leading lines here:
https://www.slickpic.com/blog/composition-in-photography-creating-a-sense-of-depth-by-using-leading-lines/

San Diego Balboa park

Capture Date: Feb 21, 2016 08:17 AMViews: 37

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GordonCh Nov 14, 2017 07:30 PM
I see the leading lines from the buildings along the pathway. I would suggest that you try to give the buildings a little more contrast and darken and add details to the rock tiles in the pathway (that would really pull your eyes into the image. Good job!
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dos lagos bamboo bridge Corona CA

Upload Date: Nov 13, 2017 02:45 AMViews: 41

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GordonCh Nov 14, 2017 07:40 PM
There are lines that pull you into the shot and bright starlights are your intended target. First, one way that you can make this good image better is to make the horizontal plane level (the curve to the left makes you feel like the floor is leaning to the right). Speaking of cropping, one way to make the starlights at the end of the tunnel larger is to crop the foreground say at the first curved vertical braces (the extra foreground is empty and not needed in my opinion). Good work!
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Aspen Forest

Capture Date: Sep 30, 2017 12:22 PMViews: 35

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GordonCh Nov 14, 2017 07:46 PM
It's a good image with leading lines. I suggest playing with more contrast and details on the path and since you lack a person or object at the end, try adding contrast and details to the trees and foliage at the end of the path. so you can see there is something at the end. Good job!
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Fence at a ranch

Capture Date: Sep 30, 2017 08:39 AMViews: 33

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WayneLawton Nov 15, 2017 06:44 AM
I like that this is kind of a leading lines shot in reverse. The lines lead you from the soft focused background and point you to the interesting in focus section of fencing in the foreground. Nice shot!
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Woman and Blue Umbrellas in Tulum

I had to crop out a lot of distractions! I would have liked to show more of the foreground for this assignment.I have a ways to go in learning to edit. I know there was a blue sky!
Upload Date: Nov 12, 2017 10:44 PMViews: 40

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GloriaKeller Nov 14, 2017 09:54 PM
Thanks GordonCh. Once I find the original I can try again. I also want to adjust the colors.
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Trio

Capture Date: Jun 1, 2017 12:00 AMViews: 45

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Chazz55 Nov 14, 2017 10:17 PM
Thank you. Vignetting would probably help. The crop would leave the trio too centered for my taste. As is obvious, there was not a lot of room to maneuver at the event.
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Church of Hallgrimur, Reykjavík, Iceland

Capture Date: Sep 15, 2015 07:41 AMViews: 43

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GordonCh Nov 14, 2017 09:10 PM
The strongest leading line is in the arches in the ceiling; you can try cropping tighter from the bottom empty space then my recommendation is to make that back wall contrast and detailed so everything leads your eyes to that wall with the lighted windows all the way up to the point at the top - see how that would work. Also, perhaps tone down the side high lights coming through the windows.. Good work!
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Santorini

Capture Date: Oct 2, 2008 02:49 PMViews: 39

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JerryRobinson Nov 19, 2017 11:29 AM
I will sure try the b & w. Thanks.
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Goldsworthy

Capture Date: Mar 6, 2015 07:02 PMViews: 43

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JerryRobinson Nov 19, 2017 12:21 PM
Thanks for the comments.
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Crissy Field

Capture Date: Feb 27, 2013 01:28 PMViews: 44

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JerryRobinson Nov 19, 2017 12:20 PM
I appreciate the comments.
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Rope a Dope

Upload Date: Nov 10, 2017 10:00 PMViews: 44

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GordonCh Nov 14, 2017 09:33 PM
This is a difficult composition for leading lines; if you want to get creative, try darkening the image and just pick one hose and highlight it as it twists and turns (make it a B&W image). Also crop out the board's corner in the foreground left because it's distracting and doesn't add anything to the image.
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Bridge Battle

Underneath the Benicia bridges in NorthernCalifornia.
Upload Date: Nov 10, 2017 09:55 PMViews: 54

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GordonCh Nov 14, 2017 09:49 PM
You guys have already pointed out how complex this image can be for a leading lines theme but I think you can get something out of this. I zoomed in on the image and I see a bird perched on the last tower of the older bridge. My suggestion to try is, crop out the left (new) bridge and corp some of the right side foreground until you can see that bird - you can start the image at the first tower of the right bridge to get the composition and then try to bright as much detail out of that bird as possible. Try to darken the image a bit because it is very bright. See how that works.
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24AFFA5B-8683-452D-AA7C-D5A58F4D893C

Upload Date: Nov 10, 2017 06:10 PMViews: 37

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GordonCh Nov 14, 2017 09:58 PM
I agree with SBerzin's comments; a bit too much contrast and the white hole distracts the viewers. Try cropping the foreground out to just before the flossy asphalt area and see if you can recover some colors for the water and sky. Good work!
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Pillar Point Harbor

Capture Date: May 20, 2017 12:39 PMViews: 37

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GordonCh Nov 14, 2017 10:05 PM
I kind of like this comp because of the strong details in the foreground and middle with the fog in the back but a suggestion to try would be to crop out the left and have the floating lines in the water lead you to the moored boats on the right side.
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8DA50259-D47C-43F0-B118-7BE77AFF63DB

Capture Date: Oct 29, 2017 07:10 AMViews: 39

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GordonCh Nov 14, 2017 10:08 PM
The sign in the foreground is a strong statement to STOP and that plays against the leading lines that you want the viewers to look at.
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