18) Project: Lines. Exercise: Horizontal and vertical lines - page 56.

Deciding the subject.

Instantly upon reading this section of the course material and the requirements of the exercise the first thought that came to mind was...wood.  I envisaged a log pile piled high, giving a beautiful shot of horizontal lines, where one log met the next and so on and for vertical lines, a shot of the wood in its rightful place, growing as a tree.  And so my journey began with a trip to the woods.

But, this was no ordinary journey, as I knew near where I lived, found by many people before me, yet to be discovered by me, was part of a local estate named Bluebell Woods, which once a year enticed everyone to come and see and indeed smell the beauty of the carpet of bluebells bursting from the ground, confirming indeed that spring had arrived.

It was on successful completion of finding these woods that I was able to take, in my opinion, some wonderful photographs that make up some of the subjects in this exercise. 

Naturally there was also going to be a some shots taken at the beach, which I have found is a wonderful place for texture, lines, and of course for an infamous horizontal line, otherwise known as the horizon.

 And also included is a shot with a difference, taken on a journey, bringing a new meaning to horizontal lines I’m sure and a picture of the most glorious home of Lord Bath - Longleat.  And finally a simple yet I feel effective vertical line shot of my son through a fence.

There are the various subjects used in this exercise which allowed me to gain the best understanding from all difference scenarios.

Equipment used.

Camera: Canon 500D
Lenses: Canon 18mm-55mm, Tamron 70mm-300mm.

Settings and results.

Horizontal Lines.

IMG: IMG5174e
Setting: Programme
Focal Length: 34.9mm
Equivalent in 35mm: 53.8mm
Shutter Speed: 1/1000
Aperture: f/4
Flash: Not used
Metering: Matrix
ISO: 400
White Balance: Auto







IMG: IMG1445
Setting: Aperture Priority
Focal Length: 40mm
Equivalent in 35mm: 63.9mm
Shutter Speed: 1/50
Aperture: f/8
Flash: Not used
Metering: Matrix
ISO: 800
White Balance: Auto
Exposure Bias: -1

IMG: IMG5932e
Setting: Shutter Priority
Focal Length: 50mm
Equivalent in 35mm: 79.8mm
Shutter Speed: 1/100
Aperture: f/11
Flash: Not used
Metering: Matrix
ISO: 100
White Balance: Manual

IMG: IMG5940e

Setting: Landscape
Focal Length: 55mm
Equivalent in 35mm: 87.7mm
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Aperture: f/5.6
Flash: Not used
Metering: Matrix
ISO: 400
White Balance: Auto





Vertical Lines.

IMG: IMG4393
Setting: Shutter Priority
Focal Length: 238mm
Equivalent in 35mm: 377mm
Shutter Speed: 1/80
Aperture: f/9
Flash: Not Used
Metering: Matrix
ISO: 100
White Balance: Manual

IMG: IMG5102e
Setting: Aperture Priority
Focal Length: 32mm
Equivalent in 35mm: 51.2mm
Shutter Speed: 1/160
Aperture: f/10
Flash: Not Used
Metering: Matrix
ISO: 100
White Balance: Manual

IMG: IMG5148e
Setting: Shutter Priority
Focal Length: 55mm
Equivalent in 35mm: 87.7mm
Shutter Speed:  1/160
Aperture: f/7.1
Flash: Not Used
Metering: Matrix
ISO: 100
White Balance: Auto

IMG: IMG5949e
Setting: Landscape
Focal Length: 55mm
Equivalent in 35mm: 87.7mm
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Aperture: f/5.6
Flash: Not Used
Metering: Matrix
ISO: 100
White Balance: Auto

Findings and conclusion.

I can honestly say I thoroughly enjoyed this exercise, having had a few ideas spring to mind as soon as I read the material.  I am extremely pleased with the results of the shots and I think even those of a similar subject nature, I have managed to tackle the shot so they produce very different results.  I think on this exercise my shots are very diverse and I feel they show that I am confident in identifying lines in images, especially when specifically looking for lines to shoot.