Course 149 · Lesson 04

Into the Wilderness: Navigation, Fieldcraft, and the Art of Reaching the Frame

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Contour Lines and the Shape of the Ground

149.4 Lesson 04 of 08 3 quiz questions 1 assignment

Contour lines draw a three-dimensional landscape onto flat paper. Learn to read them: how they join equal elevations, how their spacing reveals gentle slopes, steep grades, and cliffs, and how a photographer uses them to find a vantage before ever leaving home.

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