There are two implied lines being used here – the bull is following a curved line around the matador as it chases the red cloth; and the matador is following its progress with his eye directed to the bull’s head, even though the viewer can’t see either of these points.
The implied lines here are between the eyes of the horses and the man. I feel that the dominant line of the two is the one from the horse nearer to the man.
Three of my images images which have implied lines are as follows:
A coble setting out to sea
The marked sketch shows the implied line that the vessel is taking on its way down the harbour towards the sea. The movement in the water created by the bow wave enhance this implied direction.
Sunblock
The implied line shown in the sketch is in the direction of the walkers. Although there is no definite goal for their journey (it’s shrouded in mist) their direction of travel is obvious and is enhanced by the direction of the marks on the concrete surface, the curve of the railings, the perspective of the lamps and even more by the fading of light and form as the distance increases.
Sandsend Washed
Although there are two implied lines with the groynes, as well as an eye line (that made by the railings), the dominant line leads the eye towards the bridge, even though the line stops well before it.
The next 3 weeks have involved a break from the course, with a holiday taking in Wiltshire and Cornwall and overnight stays in both directions. I’ve collected lots of images which I’m sure can be used and visited places like Lacock Abbey where I visited the Fox Talbot museum again – they also had a display of work by George Bernard Shaw which was enlightening to see. I didn’t realise he was so much into creative photography.
So, many of the following images were taken during our break (after looking at the course requirements before we left).
Restarting the course was difficult as so much had to be done to catch up on the normal running of life and particularly the garden which resembled a meadow. Entries for the PSA international exhibition had to be prepared and sent too.
Now back to the course.
I knew of the line potential of the Caen Hill Locks and decided to wait until a suitable subject appeared at the foot of the steps.
As an aside, there was an entertaining interlude taking place off camera. The young man had brought his girlfriend along to enjoy the fishing and she was so obviously only interested in sunning herself as he showed off his skills with his fishing tackle – definitely no implied lines of contact there!!
The next image is a bonus eye line. I’d planned a trip to Stonehenge, arriving early to get images of an increasingly rain threatening day, before the arrival of the crowds. Having collected several images, I turned to the crowds and found this line too good to resist:
This example of an eye line I thought was entertaining – a reversal of the stadium image in the module – here the line of people point to the relic, whereas the line of the steps in the stadium directs the eye to the person.
A satisfactory implied line was more difficult to find. Eye lines are much easier to see and I think some can be wrongly attributed as implied lines. For instance, this line of standing stones could be construed as being implied, because the line is not continuous, but I think it’s still an eye line, because it’s obviously leading the viewer down its length.
This image of a moorhen and chick, is a better example.
The implied line between the eyes of the two birds moves the viewer between the two. There’s also another, less dominant, implied line in the direction the birds are moving.
I still wasn’t happy with the image so I went back to the beach where I was pretty sure there would be people looking at the salmon netting boats. This little girl provided the image I wanted:
There can be little doubt as to the direction she’s set her mind on. The implied line between the girl and the boat is obvious. This picture was taken with the permission of her parents.
