What draws my eye

Gorman Trail

I walk the same trail every morning. You might say that I am a creature of habit. How boring! I find that this modus operandi reveals to me many things about photography. I find that the light is different each day.  It gives me the opportunity to see what attracts my eye. This morning, as I walked, I tried to think of the things which I have noticed to attract my eye. This is probably not exhaustive, but they are: lighting, contrast (tonal, textural, color), movement (creature), line, and sounds (creature).

The bird house in this shot attracts my eye. I think that my eye goes down the trail and bounces off between the trees into the weeds to the nest box.  It is like a continuation of the line of the trail.