I’ve used this image, taken in Crete two weeks ago, as an example of Linear perspective. I took the picture without knowing that’s what I was doing. What I was looking for was an interesting picture of the minaret. There was always someone in the frame so I used them to my advantage to show it as a tourist attraction and give everything some scale. I use people in my images a lot for that. I shot that image at f8 with a 28mm lens to keep everything in focus, placed the minaret in the centre of the image and used the narrow alleyway and buildings as leading lines in to the minaret. Sounds fancy doesn’t it but that’s what the definition of Linear Perspective tells me I’ve done.
Steve Hyde 