Exercise: Implied Lines

This exercise comes in three parts.
In the first part we are asked to look at two photographs in the given text on Page 68 and find implied lines. In the scene of the bullfighter my eye catches first that there is action. The bull appears to run in a circle around the  fighter who keeps stationary but moves flags. In the second photograph a farmer has two horses on a rope. Here again a circular motion is in place. The farmers footstep indicates that he is following the horses in a smaller circle perhaps.
In the second part we are asked to look at three photographs of my own and look for implied lines. I found them easier to identify when the picture involved people. I had caught the image of a man sitting still under a bridge by the river Dee in Aberdeen looking what seems to be the far distance, beyond the picture itself. The statue of Robert the Bruce in front of Marishall College, Aberdeen has a range of implied lines. The King sitting upon his horse is reading and shouting out something to the populace. The horse though frozen in granite appears to be moving . I can imagine a number of people standing there listening to the King. My third picture was of Buzzards being chased away by crows. Though the series of pictures is not very clear, the motions are.
For the third part of the exercise I am to find and take two photographs which capture implied lines that lead the eye of either an eye-line, the extension of a line or lines that point.

Water ski-ing

Image 4836 taken on 8.4.2012, 1/640 sec, f10, ISO800, 250mm
The tow ropes indicate the general direction of the movement from right to left. The implied lines are indicated by the skiers seeming to watch each others next move and current location.

Sea cave

Image 5024 taken on 22.4.2012, 1/80sec, f10, ISO200, 123mm
This is I hope is an example of lines that point. This image was not taken with the exercise in mind. At home I noticed that my eyes where drawn to look into the cave and I wondered what was causing it. The tri-angular shape of the cave entrance could be interpreted as one line as can the surface of the sea. The coming and going of the birds at different levels also give my eyes a direction to look into the dark cave.

Exercise: Curves

To look for and take 4 photographs with curves to show movement and direction.

Wave

Image 4777 taken on 4.4.2012, 1/500sec, f6.3,ISO100, 229mm
The curve is within the wave coming towards me and shore. The wind also picks up droplets arching up before falling back into the water.

Bench

Image 4706 taken on  30.3.2012, 1/640sec, f4.5, ISO100, 90mm
I came arcross this bench on a sunny morning at Arbroath Harbour. I was drawn to the strong shaddow of the curved bench and the potential comfort of the seat.

Cairn o Mount

Image 4708 taken on 30.3.2012, 1/500sec, f5.6, ISO100, 171mm
I gentle and sharp curves does road hug itself to the landscape, it has not reach the viewpoint yet indicating there is more to come, nor has it reached the bottom as it gets out of view.

Windmills

Image 4671 taken on 29.3.2012, 1/200sec, f5.6, ISO100, 200mm
Back to childhood goes my memory as I am drawn to these colourfull windmills. I would like to get one and run outside to make it turn and pretend to be a plane