I was drawn to the cypress trees in fog because of the powerful lines that the trunks created. I selected a tight composition to accentuate them, eliminating unwanted grasses below and branches that would lead the eye astray. The fog enabled me to produce a graphic image with depth. When working in macro mode, vertical lines can become visually overpowering, because you are working with so few elements to start, such as a flower stalk. Choose your compositions carefully when using vertical lines, and be sure that they don't lead you away from the main focal point of the image.
Diagonal lines produce the most energy or movement of any type of line.
Like vertical lines, they pull us in and direct us through a scene, yet they do so more aggressively, creating visual tension as a result. Diagonal lines are found in the same subject matter as vertical lines. You can also find diagonal lines in the form and shape of mountains, hillside meadows, in sunbeams and shafts of light in a forest. The image of the fan palm shows diagonal lines in a graphic manner. You can create implied diagonals with the use of a wide angle lens, a strong foreground subject, and allowing the distorted perspective to imply the diagonal.