This exercise calls for photographing specific examples of horizontal and vertical lines. The aim is find four examples of each in differing ways in which horizontal and vertical lines appear to the eye and camera.
Lines can be implied, where the viewer forms a line through the image, whether horizontal or vertical, say a row of trees in a line. Or lines could be firmed by a solid structure such as a building.
The frist four images demonstrate horizontal lines.......
Image 1
Image 1, St Brelades bay in Jersey, the image has a strong horizontal element, the harbour wall is an obvious one running directly across the centre of the image. The base of the clouds also adds to this element, the contrast between dark and light, along with the implied line of the boats in the foreground.
Image 2
Image 2, the steps produce a powerful horizontal setting, the seating and walls towards the top of the frame reinforce the horizontal feeling to the image. The viewpoint and positioning of the camera in this image is crucial, as if the photograph was taken slightly off centre the image would lose its equilibrium.
Image 3
In this image of the disused pub, the horizontal lines are implied by the windows, moving across the top of the image, and to a lessor extent across the bottom. It could also suggest vertical lines, with the windows, but i feel the three windows across the top are the stronger element.
Image 4
Carbis Bay on a windy day, suggesting horizontal lines with the surf running into the beach, this is more subtle than a physical building line, but there all the same.
Vertical lines........
Image 5
Image 5 was taken at La Jolla, California, the tall trunks of the palm trees gives a strong vertical element to the frame. The size of the trees in comparison to the male in the foreground, the vehicles and the portrait orientation of the image all go to emphasise the vertical element.
Image 6
Image 6, is a navigational tower at the mouth of the river Teign, in Devon. The image has a horizontal element to it, the horizon and clouds, however the vertical nature of the tower dominates the frame and therefore is the stronger element.
Image 7
Image 7, the old red weathered telephone kiosk has a strong vertical element to it, this is due to the shape of the kiosk and this is emphasised by the red colour against the green/stone background
Image 8
Image 8, has a horizontal element to the steps, similar to image 2, but due to the steps rising up into the distance, the image, with the confines of the narrow steps the vertical element appears to be the stronger. As with image 5 the portrait orientation of the frame emphasises the vertical element.
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