Leading lines pave a clear path for the eye to follow through different layers of an image. Whether the lines are straight or curved, they typically lead toward the main subject of a photograph.
For this week's Mashable Photo Challenge Guest Series, we want to see your best shots that use the compositional tool of leading lines. You've probably seen them in photos of city streets, long bridges, or rows of fenced houses. Those are all great, but we encourage you to be as creative as possible and find different scenes with prominent leading lines.
Follow the directions below to submit your photo, and our guest curator, Timmy McGurr, will choose his favorite submissions to feature on Mashable. McGurr is a commercial photographer and videographer based in Brooklyn.
How to Enter the Challenge
Tweet your photo of "leading lines" to @mashablehq with the hashtag #MashPics OR
Instagram your photo with the hashtag #MashPics OR
Upload your photo in the photo widget below OR
Post the link to your photo in the comments below
McGurr also goes by the name "13th Witness" because of the photo blog he started in 2005.
"Initially, photography was just a way for me to share my experiences abroad in Tokyo with some of my friends back home," he said. McGurr moved to Tokyo soon after high school. "But a hobby turn into a passion, and then eventually into a living."
The leading lines technique is a common theme in many of his photos. The one above was taken on the freight train tracks that extend to the water front in Brooklyn. "Something I pay close attention to is the symmetry that we find around us; leading lines tend to attract viewers' eyes and draw focus to the vanishing point."
Submit your photos by Monday, August 5, at 12 p.m. ET. McGurr will choose his favorite submissions to feature on Mashable, as well as on our Facebook album, Pinterest board and Google+ page. We can't wait to see your submissions!
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