Focal point photography

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This is an online example of focal point. I feel this is a good example since the image draws the eye to the seemingly endless railroad that meets the horizon. Also, the object in the hand creates a separated part of the image for the eye to focus on that is clearer than the rest of the image.

too obvious I expect, but I haven't checked the group yet... So, I checked, no lines of pencils yet. good. Shot with 135mm f2 and a 36mm extension tube, lit with one light pencil left, 1m @ 1/64th and one right 2m @ 1/64th. cropped square, vignette added, sharpened a bit and I still missed the focus point :( and also, paying some attention to the "skills" thread in the group discussion with lead lines

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I like this picture because the street sign is the main focal point therefore is where the color is and the background is nice the motion is a blur instead of multiple cars

Two of my favorite things; a beautiful sunset and my bicycle. Enjoy the picture;-) Image source by moyo9000

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There are a number of rules to composition in photography, some simple such as the rule of thirds, others that need careful consideration for example the golden spiral, all of which are design to do one thing, make your images look good. Perhaps, one of the easiest but often overlooked compositional tool is that of leading lines, or in other words using a part of the image to move your eye towards the final subject. In this article, we are going to take a look at how to use leading lines to…