Weekly Challenge #17 - Lines

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The next weekly challenge: Lines

There are all sorts of ways lines can be used to benefit an image. Everyone knows about leading lines within a photo, drawing the viewer's focus to the primary subject. Lines can also be decorative, provide a dramatic pattern, or even be the main subject itself. Let's see how your images line-up and good luck.

Tim

Final entry due around 6AM EDT on May 17, and I'll post the winners on Thursday or Friday

The rules:
1. Post ONE photo (max 800x800) as a response to THIS post.
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme. It can be colour or B&W, your choice.
3. You can offer as much or as little additional information as you wish, but I'd be interested to know the location/event/whatever being depicted.
4. The challenge is interactive. Any response is welcome.
5. The judge will pick the WINNERS and chose 1 of them to be the judge for the next week.
6. The challenge runs for 7 days plus a day or so for the judge to choose the winners.
7. Any camera will do but it must be a Pentax.

Previous Challenge Subjects:
1-Statues 2-Wheels 3-Speed 4-Peace 5-Survival 6-Macro 7-Mountains 8-Children 9-Post Processing 10- Windows & Doors 11-Sport 12-Urban Landscape 13-Wisdom 14-Power 15-Music 16-Pathways 17-Lines

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Leading Lines:


Artisitic:


Intersecting:


Environmental:

[NaClH2O]

Gosh Tim, you don't make it easy do you. I've got a gazillion "lines" shots. Now you make me make a choice. BTW I really enjoy the second shot, can you tell us a bit about it? Striking image.

OK here is my entry. A piece at the "Museum of Africa" in Washington DC. Taken with the DS and the Zenitar 16mm f2.8 fisheye, aperture unknown but probably no wider than f4, Hand held at 1/20 sec! (I was braced against a wall) Available light from the window only, no flash.


These next ones aren't entries, but they show my fascination with lines!
Taken at the Smithsonian annual Kite festival in Washington DC, same weekend as the shot above. Kit lens, f11 at 1/750


Some benches and a railing at Orchard Beach park in the Bronx about 1.5 miles from my apartment. Posted here befor as part of the PP challenge. Kit lens f19 at 1/90


One last one and I'll stop! Detail from the Conservatory at the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx. I call this one "V". Tamron 90mm macro, f11 at 1/750


NaCl(love lines! )H2O

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Originally Posted by NaClH2O

BTW I really enjoy the second shot, can you tell us a bit about it? Striking image.

NaCl(love lines! )H2O

First, are "Love Lines" anything like love handles? Now for your question. I took that image for a Lines Challenge at DPchalleng.com. The sewing needles were stuck into a piece of Styrofoam and the ends of the thread were taped to the table. The twist in the middle is really a fanning effect, as the ends were in a different plane than the needles.

A very nice entry on your part I must say and several good examples to supplement those I provided. This should be a tough challenge, as lines are everywhere.

Tim

[Duh_Vinci]

While exploring CS3 B&W conversion option, using the color channels, came up with this (K10D FA 50 f1.4), no painting or brushes:



Regards,
D

[daacon]

Oh Sorry that was a 5 Man Electrical Band Song (doooooooh age revealer!) except it was called Signs Some impressive Line shots so far .... I just went outside to "line up" some stuff up pretty traditional but I have few ideas of 'outside the box' I will submit later.

Changed my mind .. new post shows curent entry

[Bramela]

Thought a line of drops was something a bit different

[chrisman]

One of the supply tunnels on Cockatoo Island, Sydney Harbour. Once used for housing convicts, then as a home for 'homeless' girls and later as a shipyard. Now owned by the National Trust.

Plenty of lines to choose from.

K10D - Sigma 18-200

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[quote=daacon;55929]Oh Sorry that was a 5 Man Electrical Band Song (doooooooh age revealer!) except it was called Signs Some impressive Line shots so far .... I just went outside to "line up" some stuff up pretty traditional but I have few ideas of 'outside the box' I will submit later.

daacon,

Am I to assume that you will post a different image as your challenge entry?

Tim

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Bramela, Chrisman, and Duh Vinci are in. Nice entries by all.

Tim

[roentarre]

Another entry.

No time to take photos lately. Really struggling to find a better photo

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Originally Posted by roentarre

Another entry.

No time to take photos lately. Really struggling to find a better photo

Nothing wrong with this entry. If you find something different and want to switch entries, let me know.

Tim

[daacon]

daacon,

Am I to assume that you will post a different image as your challenge entry?

Tim

Tim

You can call me Dave Guess that means those are not winners eh

I will post some others likley but I would like to include those - I like to think "outside the box". Sometimes my ramblings are completley misunderstood as with the reference to the song. On occasion I may wonder too far "outside the box" but to date I have avoided the "padded room".

If you look at my Path entries I had submitted a couple "Reluctant Patch" as well as a 'Path to Riches", neither of which were realy paths so much as an association with the word path more abstract than litteral. I think the Fence one I have here is a tradtional 'line' with the fence and siding on the houses whereas the spider is streching it a bit , calling his web the 'Life Line' albiet the web is a line.

To me that is half the fun in these challenges , interpratation of the challenge subject and photograhpy in general.

my $0.02

[Arjay Bee]

One of my Pentaxium day images: 'Fishing in the time of the Monsoon'



DL2 + Super Takumar M50 F4 1/2000 ISO200

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Originally Posted by daacon

I will post some others likley but I would like to include those - I like to think "outside the box". Sometimes my ramblings are completley misunderstood as with the reference to the song. On occasion I may wonder too far "outside the box" but to date I have avoided the "padded room".

Dave,

Per rule number 1 for the challenge, you can only submit one image per challenge. Either you need to choose one of the images you have already posted or post a new one and claim that as your entry.

Tim