For this assignment I was to use leading lines to draw attention to my subject. I know that railroad tracks have been used over and over BUT I wanted to use them and put a little twist on it 😉
Truthfully was scrapping the bottom of the barrel trying to come up with ideas for leading lines around where I live, the railroad tracks are literally across the street and behind our house, yes it does make for loud late night drive throughs!!
I had done a few shots with an ‘idea’ of what I wanted, and truthfully I ended up with something very different that I pictured and I love it!
So before I get to the actual one I choose for the assignment, let’s start with where I first began…
I had originally ‘pictured’ having one or two kids walking down the railroad tracks, on the rails balancing and I got these:
I gave up and tried a few using a curved running path:
I was not satisfied with any so I quit for the day and tried again the next day, in which I got these:
And ultimately my ‘winner’ for the assignment:
I liked it because it was different, both from what I had planned and from what I’ve normally seen. I loved that I could see the railroad crossing faintly in the back. My instructor said this photo intrigued her and she was wondering why in the world he was sitting on the railroad tracks looking at his phone! She even mentioned that she hoped they weren’t ‘active’ tracks! It was after hearing her make that statement when I realized that I too like photos that intrigue me and make me think, which is probably why I love to try to capture something unique myself.
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