Lines for a better photograph?

Lines in your photograph can add symmetry or chaos. What is your purpose for having the lines, are the lines interesting or are they detraction? Here are some hints for effective use of lines. This is another tip from the BBC web site that provides a lot of good information on taking interesting and artful pictures.

• You can create a sense of direction using naturally occurring lines.
• Direction and orientation of lines can imply certain feelings.
• Slanting or 'oblique' lines imply movement, action and change.
• Curved lines or S-shaped lines imply quiet, calm and sensual feelings.
• Lines that converge imply depth, scale and distance, for example, the outer edges of a road converge as it disappears into the distance, giving a two-dimensional image three-dimensional depth.
• Repetitive elements create a sense of rhythm, which is often more interesting if the rhythm is broken by a missed element.