Oblique Obsession by Timothy Poulton

Oblique Obsession by Timothy Poulton

Rather than just post an image with some unusual story about how it was captured I’m going to keep writing compositional tips. Diagonal lines can work well to draw the eye of an image’s viewer through a landscape. They create points of interest as they intersect with other lines and often give images depth by suggesting perspective. They can also add a sense of action to a picture and add a dynamic look and feel. I’m always on the hunt for angled lines to use as leads and to mimic cloud formations. A single edge of craggy rocks, the line of a gnarly tree and the more obvious shores of lakes and textures in the foreground. A natural way into an image is by traveling left to right and so a diagonal line starting at the bottom left and moving to the top right of a picture can be quite useful and natural. With the touring season about to kick off, I can’t wait to get back in search of these amazing landscapes.

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