Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #258: Fences

First I would like to thank the LAPC group for inviting me to host this week. I’ve been blogging for twelve years, so I have lots of images in my archives but I am going to try to keep it fresh today.
So here goes…a post about fences..

I think any person with a photographer’s eye is drawn to fences. Leading lines are a favorite composition technique that uses, in this case, a fence, to draw the eye to a focal point, usually the horizon, in the image.

Another favorite photographers’ composition technique is symmetry.  Symmetry always captures my attention and fences are a perfect example of that element of proportion and balance, whether they are lined up on the road or you are looking through their slats.

I live in a fairly rural area with lots of fences. Many of them to contain livestock. Horses are some of my favorites to photograph.

But animals using the fence to play peek-a-boo is also hard to resist…

and the variety of flowers that decorate the fences, especially wildflowers, are captivating.

We photographers also love shadows. Not only do fences make good neighbors, they make great shadows.

If you have visited my blog before  you know I love barns. So..barns, and farms, and fences. They all go together.

I hope you enjoyed my fence post. Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to visit Lens Artists Photo Challenge in the reader to see what others are sharing.