Here, we were asked to photograph examples of horizontal and vertical lines to illustrate the different ways that they appear to the eye and the camera.
My first example of horizontal lines is shown below. It was taken on a typically (for here) bright, sunny day with very strong shadows. It is, in fact, a shot of the shadow made by a metal railing in Chiclana de la Frontera.
I used my tripod and 18 - 270mm Tamron lens @109mm, f/5.6, 1/400s, ISO 100.
For the second horizontal shot, I could have used a clichéd shot of the horizon but I decided on a clichéd photograph of the shoreline instead! I am pleased with this shot, taken about an hour after sunrise, as it has a number of horizontal lines - edge of the grass, lines on the beach, shoreline and waves. It was taken with the 18 - 270 lens @84mm, without tripod, f/22, 1/200s, ISO400.
Thirdly, this fruit stall in the local market, taken from above, has a number of horizontal lines formed by the counter and the divisions betwen the various friuts. This shot was take with the Canon 18 - 55 lens @ 55mm, f/6.3, 1/250s, ISO 800 and without a tripod.
Thirdly, this fruit stall in the local market, taken from above, has a number of horizontal lines formed by the counter and the divisions betwen the various friuts. This shot was take with the Canon 18 - 55 lens @ 55mm, f/6.3, 1/250s, ISO 800 and without a tripod.
The final horizontal shot is of steps leading up to the main church in the Plaza Mayor in Chiclana. The shadow on the steps accentuates the horizontals.
The horizontal lines comprising the steps are pretty obvious. The shot was taken using a tripod, 18 - 270 lens @168mm, f/5.6, 1/250s, ISO 100.
The first vertical photo shows several subjects - bell-tower, sun-umbrellas, lamp standards, green bush and the corner of a building which all make a strong image.
As with the other examples of 'verticals', the vertical frame adds to the strength of the composition. The shot was taken in Chiclana at noon using a tripod and the 18 - 270 lens @ 27mm, f/5.6, 1/1000s and ISO 100.
Secondly, this photograph of a palm tree in a square in Jerez was taken from the courtyard of a traditional Andalucian building and the view of the tree through the wooden doorframe adds to the strong 'vertical' feel.
The photo was taken, without tripod, with a 18 - 55 lens @18mm, f/9, 1/500s and ISO 400.
The third 'vertical' composition is another from the indoor market in Chiclana and shows awide concourse filled with shoppers, between rows of fruit and fish stalls. The shot was taken from the first floor balcony and this helps to strengthen the vertical composition. The Canon 18 - 55 lens was used @ 33mm, without tripod, f/6.3, 1/25s, ISO 800.
Finally, this photo of a modern office building in Chiclana contains a number of strong 'verticals'.
The glass frame within the brick building, the edge of the contrasting white building on the right and the small bush all accentuate the vertical composition. This shot was taken with a tripod, using the 18-270 lens @ 21mm, f/5.6, 1/400s and ISO 100.
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