Repeating patterns can make for interesting photographic material. We are still at the ghost town of Kolmanskop today. Be on the look out for repeating patterns, especially if those patterns draw you into the scene.

Here we have multiple door frames creating the repeating pattern. To get them to draw the viewer into the image strongly we use light. Light is coming into this scene through a window on the left in the last room in the distance. That room is out of sight but the light it spills into the scene is just what we need.

          This light was not as strong as it appears in the image. I lightened that light to draw the viewer into the scene. The combination of the repeating pattern with the brighter light in the distance seems irresistable to the viewer. This is what we want, pulling the viewer right into the scene. The repeating pattern is what gives this scene interest.

          So always look for and use repeating patterns. You can also find them in nature.

          Here is another example: