Waves to Baron von Smoogle

[chicagojohn]

Taking what the Baron suggested, I tried it out.

Wood

wood by ChicagoJohn, on Flickr

[Ima Hack]

Interesting perspective.....looks like that outer deck plank is due for replacement.

[mishlove]

Interesting perspective.....looks like that outer deck plank is due for replacement.

Nope.....it has character: Good leading lines.

[chicagojohn]

Interesting perspective.....looks like that outer deck plank is due for replacement.

Nope.....it has character: Good leading lines.

Well, first of all, wood don't grow on trees, ya know? And that becomes increasingly evident as we acquire "character" LOL

But then, the thing one never expects, and always finds surprising, is the degree to which extra-photographic knowledge pours forth in these forums!

I post a photograph, and I receive, completely free of charge, an analysis from a carpentorial perspective, if that be a word. Thanks for the heads-up, Ima Hack. I see exactly what you are saying and we'll have to address that issue before putting our house up for sale. Thank you so much!

And, mishlove, even at your advanced age, I can see that you see and recognize leading lines. What do you think about where they lead? Does that concept have any merit?? I'm not saying what I think one way or the other, I'm just interested in your view.

Because, I am of the view that leading lines that lead nowhere are not actually "leading" in the truest sense of the word.

[Pixels]

Very nice perspective, John. I'd say that generally leading lines lead your eyes to a focal point. BUT they are also effective in leading your eyes through the photo. (and you could argue that the word "WOOD" would be the focal point.

[chicagojohn]

Very nice perspective, John. I'd say that generally leading lines lead your eyes to a focal point. BUT they are also effective in leading your eyes through the photo. (and you could argue that the word "WOOD" would be the focal point.

Thanks for your observation, Pixels.

Actually, I was hoping that the leading lines might have sufficient visual inertia to drive the perception to beyond the deck; to the tree standing over there looking on; i.e., the origin of wood. This would sort of be, by analogy, how we might follow the trailing lines of the expanding universe back to discover its origins

I actually considered methods to use dynamic range to make that more likely, and since I have some strobes and a battery pack to operate them, I might actually try to do that sometime.