26.02.2012

TAOP Level 4.

Part Two: Elements of Design.

Project: Lines.

Exercise: Curves.

To demonstrate the curve I have used five pictures.  Three from my files and two new. 

The first is the simple curve formed by the sagging of a tent roof against a white sky.

It serves no purpose other than being a pleasing line.

The second is of a set of steps near Deal Pier.  I shot it tight so as to have the steps form a shallow S pattern without reference to anything else.  Again the curves have no purpose other than as a pattern.

The third is of the sea front at Hastings and was taken from high up on East Hill.  In this picture the double S of the road serves to lead the eye through.  It is mirrored by both the buildings and the traffic.  The foreshortening effect was achieved by using a telephoto lens.  

The forth is an implied curve formed by the birds.  The shot is of a parent blue tit and two her two young.  I realize that that the top bird is not in sharp focus.  The implied curve, however, is a pleasing one and is again echoed by the bent branch.

The last is more a frame within the frame but also has two additional curves that follow the main arch.  The picture is of Murcia in Spain and was taken from the Santuario de la Patrona de Murcia high up in a hill to the east of the town.  I framed the town with the main arch of the Santuario.  The men on each side are leaning in and add implied curves to the actual curve of the arch.  I took the picture with the central man in place to give a feeling of scale.