OCA Course: Rhythm and Pattern.

Pattern: These Virginia Creeper leaves cover most of the side of a house in our village. Their constant repetetive shape, but slightly variable distribution, gives a nice pattern. I used a polarising filted to cut down some of the glare from their shiny surface, and to enhance their redness. EOS 1D Mk111, 17-40mm zoom @23mm. 1/50sec @ F5.6 ISO200.




Rhythm. This is an avenue in a quiet part of Scarborough. The repeated elements of tree and shadow form a rhythmic score along the road. EOS 1D Mk111, 100-400mm zoom @ 320mm (to compress perspective), 1/125sec @ F11, ISO 400.

OCA Course: Implied Lines.

The lines in this image all point to the far end of the stable corridor where the horse and groom are working.



There is a definite eye-line from these two guys, even though it extends to some unknown subject outside the frame.



Here are three of my images with implied lines drawn on copies.


Burton Riggs Nature Reserve.



Male and female Wigeon, and visitors to the Tractor Show (see previous blogs).





Here are my suggestions for implied lines in the images in the OCA course manual. The horse appears to be looking at the trainer, forming an "eye line". There are a number of curves in the bullfight image, the strongest of which is the "s-shaped" curve as indicated with the arrow runnuig from the ground up to the matadors' arm.