Amy’s challenge this week is on contrasts. She wrote: There are many ways to express contrasts in photography, e.g. tone, colors, subjects, lights/shadows, and more.
Big – small and red and white + old and new
In photography, mastering the interplay between shadow and light is vital. The art of capturing light and manipulating shadows allows photographers to create captivating images that elicit a range of emotions. From dramatic silhouettes to intimate chiaroscuro portraits, the use of shadow and light can transform a simple photograph into a masterpiece.
Size, shape, colors
Contrast between the old and the new can evoke a variety of thoughts and emotions. The juxtaposition of these two elements can highlight the passage of time. It can elicit a sense of nostalgia for the past while simultaneously showcasing the advancements of the present.
When capturing the contrast between the old and the new in photography, you have the opportunity to tell a compelling visual story. The weathered textures and architectural details of old buildings can stand in stark contrast to the sleek lines and modern design of new structures.
Exploring the contrast between the old and the new in your photography can lead to stunning and thought-provoking images, this theme offers a wealth of artistic possibilities.
This week Ann-Christine inspires us with,On Display. In her post, she has fine examples, check her post out and be inspired. This one is really making display of himself – the pink dude.
So many things are on display, such a wide topic really. Here are few…
A view on display with a table set for three – after the fact of having lunch.
Art displays, whether in parks, museums windows, or buildings, offer glimpses into the vibrant world of creativity. They serve as portals to different eras, cultures, and perspectives, stimulating our imagination and invoking a range of emotions. From timeless masterpieces to contemporary installations, art displays invite us to explore, contemplate, and appreciate the beauty and power of human expression. So, step into the world of art and let your senses be awakened by the captivating displays before you.
A fashion window display is a captivating visual representation of clothing, accessories, or other fashionable items that are showcased in the display windows of retail stores. These displays are strategically designed to grab the attention of passersby and entice them to enter the store. Fashion windows often feature stylish mannequins showcasing the latest trends, innovative design elements, eye-catching props, and creative lighting to create a visually stunning and immersive experience for potential customers.
Marketplace displays are an essential component of any vibrant shopping experience. These displays creatively showcase a wide range of products, enticing shoppers with their visual appeal and strategic placement. From colorful fruits and vegetables arranged in eye-catching patterns to neatly stacked shelves displaying various merchandise, marketplace displays are strategically designed to capture attention and encourage purchases. With their vibrant colors, enticing aromas, and captivating arrangements, these displays create a sensory experience that engages shoppers and enhances their overall shopping journey. Whether it’s a meticulously decorated bakery section or a beautifully arranged floral display, marketplace displays are an art form that not only adds to the ambiance but also helps customers discover new products and make informed choices.
When it comes to displaying liquor in a bar, there are several key selling points to consider:
Visibility: A well-designed liquor display should ensure the visibility of the bottles, .
Brand Showcase: Use the display to showcase your bar’s featured or premium brands. Highlighting high-end or exclusive spirits can pique customers’ interest and encourage them to explore new options or indulge in something special.
Lighting and Ambiance. LED lighting can create an eye-catching display that adds to the overall ambiance of the bar.
Information. Provide customers with useful information about each liquor bottle displayed.
It should captivate customers, inspire exploration, and ultimately contribute to the overall success of your bar.
Soon is Halloween and people have lots of decorations on display
What have you captured “On the Edge” of buildings, cliffs, rivers, beaches, tables, shelves, your finger, or your dinner plate? Feel free to use any kind of edge you can think of. You can also take the theme sideways…veering off into another meaning of “on the edge.” Think of “unconventional” or “edgy” or “avant garde.”
Lets go back and think about this, I was never afraid to be on the edge until recently as I’ve developed some balance problems, I don’t trust myself not to fall. And I have lived on the edge in many of my decisions, like moving to another country on a whim… no more about that.
Patti’s images are are beautiful, check them out be inspired.
This swimmer is certainly On the edge of the cliff
I was looking at Janet’s post and this came to mind. Kid’s, grandkids – there is a difference how treat them, I knew what my kid’s were able to do, I trusted their skills. I certainly was not on the edge with them as I am with my son’s boy’s. I know they are very active and sporty boys, but as my youngest grand kid was on that edge I was so anxious that he would fall down. My son, not so much 🙂
This is from Australia, taken from the twelve apostles. I was more than once on the edge when I took these photos.
This is from last night, I saw Patti’s post and same time I was watching soccer with my husband and enjoying a glass of wine and the players came on the edge of my glass. ( I have to say it took many, many shot to get them right on the edge.) Not much of a picture, but I had fun with it.
I was hanging literally over the edge to get this lizard shots
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
Often when taking landscape pictures of cliffs, you need to go to the edge to get a nice one, or that is my way of thinking.
Once again reaching out of the edge to get a nice shot, this time of the sphinx on the edge..
Lets relax on the edge of the hill enjoy the view of the valley below.
She challenges us to choose up to a MAXIMUM OF TEN images which are your all-time favorites and tell us why you chose them.
I enjoyed looking through my archives to choose my favorite images. I have to say that I had really hard time picking the images. I had already a picked some images that I like to my blogs side banner. I noticed there are few that I chose here too. Some of my favorite shots .
Tina’s images for “Tell Us Why” are beautiful, check them out be inspired.
This image has the mood , an element that I enjoy catching. It is sea and clouds two topics that I love.
I took this on a supposed beach day in Florida, Del Ray Beach, that did not happen, instead I did get this
Again, I love the atmosphere in this night street shot, it was early October night, a bit of drizzle in the air as we walked in old town Nice, in France. I like the framing in this photo and the feeling of waiting that I sense in this photo.
Taken in Thailand in a temple in Phuket. This monk statue placed so that it looked at the mountains with well wishing bell hanging in front of it. Yes, Mood and I like how the photo is composed. If I would now edit it, I would remove the rope hanging that causes distraction.
Black and white still life from Verla It is a unique UNESCO World Heritage site that brings the turn of the 20th century to life. This is a detail from the THE MILL MUSEUM . I was given permit to take photos for a photograph exbibition that I had. This is one of my favorite shot of used cogwheels placed on the wall. The side window gave the shot beautiful light.
This is from Australia, taken from the twelve apostles. That coastline is so beautiful, I could have picked one of many shot I took there. I like the natural colors and the composition in this one, it is balanced and you can feel the cool wind.
I took this at the Helsinki Zoo as the brown bears were playing in the water. I le the movement and action in this animal photo. I like how the bears fits the frame and you can feel the energy they created in the moment.
This is from my home town of Kirkkonummi in Southern Finland. A road in afternoon light. The leading line of the gravel road and shadows from the low light gives it a mood and invite you to go t the light.
Composition and simplicity of the nature make this shot.
Well this one of my favorite shots of my husband, it fills the frame it is authentic in expression and you can see signs of life lived.
Sunset are lovely. spectacular color shows, but in my mind if you have something else also frame it is more interesting. This from Key West, Florida the sun setting and the pelican flying in front of a pier. The composition works and the silhouette’s of the background gives it depth.
Let’s end with a shot appropriate for the season. Colors, framing, leading lines make this shot.
The header is 10+1 it from Cape Verde . I love the colorful feeling of it the leisurely mood and I think the framing works. 🙂
Guest host Egidio of Through Brazilian Eyessays he turns to nature to rejuvenate and asked us how we recharge our body’s’ batteries. I would have to agree to that, nature does that.
Music, art and good food and dessert and wine accompanied by friends.. got to love that.
This weekend is a good sample of recharging for me, if you have read any of my posts you know that I am a often at my summer house, like many other Finns are, away from the city, hassle and buzzle of everyday life. Outdoors, barbecue, sauna and glass of wine, maybe two. Nature surrounding us is it the forest, lakes, sea or fields , as in my case.
Driving this road already set the mood for the moments ahead. Below water as an element is recharging. I love the sea.
Animal’s well you got to love them. Veikka and Tinka are my most recent pets. Cuddle them and you relax as you hear them purr.
Forest, trees, well the lungs of the earth, they are so important at the prospect of recharging no matter what the season.
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Time can indeed be looked upon in many ways, here are some thoughts on time from greater minds than mine, to me time is so abstract and also so tangible.
So here are some thoughts on time and a photo to go along with it.
“Time and tide wait for no man.” – Geoffrey Chaucer
Woman walking in early morning low tide.
“Lost time is never found again.” – Benjamin Franklin
sitting alone – feeling the lost time on his shoulders
“Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne
“Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to.’” – Lao Tzu
You cannot outrun time
“Time is the wisest counselor of all.” – Pericles
What has time hidden in these rocks
“Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.” – William Penn
“The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.” – C.S. Lewis
Gas clock in Vancouver
“Time is a great healer, but a poor beautician.” – Lucille S. Harper
The outside beauty can fade and wrinkle but the inner beauty remains.
“Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.” – Theophrastus
“Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.” – Ray Cummings
From beginning to the end
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I’ve been into black and white photography for the longest time, so Anne Sandler’s challenge this week is really appreciated. Thanks, Anne!
Is monochrome black and white? Is black and white monochrome? You may be surprised at the answer. I was after I did some research. Here’s what I found.
Black and white is the result of only using black or white and shades of. The shades of meaning grayscale. Here are some black and white photographs.
I have always carried a torch for black and white photography 😂 I thought it went well with the header image .
Still life
Cities…
Then, well portraits in black and white are my all time favorite thing to do
Monochrome photos contain variations of only one color and nothing else. Meaning, different shades of one color like blue, red, green, etc. Here are some of my examples.
colored monochrome
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I’m certainly drawn to color, all colors. So, it delights me that Sofiapicked primary colors as her challenge this week.
Flowers in Primary colors, trying to find a blue flower that was not more in the violet, purple shade is was hard. Did not totally nail it here either.
Here are some colorful birds, blue, yellow and red.
Fruits and berries
Doors and windows
Well then there is odds and ends of color pops
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Your challenge this week is to share images featuring faces, in a crowd or standing alone, human or animal. Selfies are approved. I am looking forward to seeing your take on “Faces in the Crowd”. Don’t forget to link to this post and be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists to reach the widest audience.
For John’s challenge this week, I have these shots to share. Hope you enjoy them.
I captured these face in Cape Verde.
Face from our trip to Hong Kong
A local market in Goa India…lovely colorful clothes and expressive faces
Sri Lanka…
framed all over… and all kinds of things
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I needed to add something in monochrome – of course
Frames, so many of them including window’s, doorways and alleys the most obvious ones. Sorry for the overload of photos.. I am still keeping my style, more photo’s less words.
Windows the obvious frame
At the window…
In an mediaeval castle
framed all over… and all kinds of things
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I needed to add something in monochrome – of course
This week, Ann-Christine challenges us with a Work in Progresscheck her beautiful images and her wonderful theme.
Progress – back or forward. So many things in the world is going backwards not forward. Is it work in progress ? I find this to be a sad time, makes me really angry how many things that we have achieved are being tried to destroyed, that is also in progress, but…
But, I am going to try to keep in on the positive side and real.
working on jewelry
Work in progress can be seen in these photos below.. Images from India. Sometime the progress in slow compared to other parts of the world.
Live music, well it is a work in progress
Art performance of any kind is a please to witness – Dance performace captured in Amalfi Coast Italy
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Janet of This, That, and the Other Thing who is hosting this week check her beautiful images and her wonderful theme which explores how we can easily overlook treasures if we don’t stop and truly see our surroundings.
I don’t know if these are overlooked, as I have noticed them, but would your have taken time to take photos of old mattress springs. I have plenty from different angles. I like how the colors came out in this one.
A detail from a mattress spiring
Moss well the details are often overlooked, but I often look to see if there is something popping up worth taking the camera out.
Reflections, well are popular with photographers I think, I am always on a lookout for them.
Here are some odd ones, or not, we all have our own niches what we like to photograph
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this week’s Lens Artists Challenge with a theme is unbound. Hosted by Dans departing in 5 mins 🕝 challenges us to show unbound…
I am in a middle of a huge renovation- we had a water damage in our summerhouse kitchen and have to redo the whole kitchen floor, so it is a huge hassle, so still keeping it simple. Not sure this hits the mark in interpretation, but here it goes. These could be throwback photos also 🙂
My youngest sons first day of school
The most important day of a person’s education is the first day of school, not Graduation Day.”
First grade , first day . On the top selection my youngest son and below my middle son on their own first day of school
Learning to ride the bike
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this week’s Lens Artists Challenge with a theme is FENCES. This week Dawn Miller of The Day After challenges us to show fencing as leading lines or as an element to showcase a subject. please check her post for inspiration.
Definition of a fence; A fence is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, wire, rails or netting.A fence differs from a wall in not having a solid foundation along its whole length.
One of my favorite views with a fence
Whenever you remove any fence, always pause long enough to ask why it was put there in the first place.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Brick fences from Cyprus
I have to have one black and white image 🙂
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this week’s Lens Artists Challenge with a theme is SIMPLICITY. Host is Philo of Philosophy Through Photography please check his post for inspiration. He has great ideas and how to approach this challenge. He wrote: I considered selecting simplicity since the modern world is so stressful and chaotic that we are losing the fundamental clarity and simplicity that allow us to concentrate on what is really important. I agree.
Simplicity in photography is the idea of creating images that are easy to understand, clear in their message, and free from unnecessary or distracting elements. Simplicity can enhance the beauty, impact, and mood of a photograph. I kept these techniques in mind when trying to capture simplicity in photography:
Choosing simple scenes that have only a few compositional shapes and colors
Excluding anything that does not add to the story or emotion of the image, such as cluttered backgrounds, unwanted objects, or competing subjects
Using a shallow depth of field to blur out the background and isolate your subject
Using a minimalistic color palette or converting your image to black and white to emphasize contrast, shape, and texture
A simple photograph of a lone tree on a hill with negative space
A black and white street scene with strong contrast and lines
Jewelry, and simple shapes… that’s is were we can find -simple beauty. Monochrome enhance the images.
A single flowers or plant against blurred green background
Often simplicity is achieved by the composition, with negative space.
I love taking photos of old tools and machines with rough look, but there is simplicity in them.
Thank you all for participating in my kitchen inspire challenge 🙂 I was surprised that so many of you came along.
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I am hosting this week’s Lens Artists Challenge with a theme of Inspiration found in the kitchen. That is often a place I find something to photograph in an hour of need. It can be a view from the kitchen window or an interior shot of the kitchen. As we know, kitchens may vary from an alley kitchen to an open plan or kitchen-diner. More importantly, the kitchen hides a huge number of small details. Here are some ideas: cultery, glasses, pots and pans. I have done my share of these shots. Food photography, recipe ingredients, as well as a cooked meal can also be found in your kitchen. The possibilities for all kinds of variations are an endless source of inspiration. Let your creativity flow.
I am lucky to have two kitchens. The following items have found their way to my summer house. As you can see from some dust and spiderwebs, these are not in use, but make for nice photos.
Now I have one request and hope you play along. Please share a photo of your favorite cup. No explanations are necessary but hoped for. My cup is old and used to belong to my husband’s grandmother. It is pretty and vintage. I like it. Most importantly, you can have a nice cup of coffee in it.
I cannot make a post about kitchen inspiration without a shot of food. Pizza, with air dried ham, mozzarella and rucola. So good.
I hope you found inspiration and share your kitchen discoveries with us.
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This week, Patti is encouraging us to show one to five photographs that tell a story.
I am going to be bold and leave the story untold in words, well the photos are supposed to tell the story. What story’s do you see in these photos, if any. Do this work as a Narrative photography ?
Story one
Below story two – the two photos below
welcoming the sunset
Sunset at pebble Beach
Story 3story 4
SO Sorry, I could not resist, Still five photos and a header … yikes, I’m bad 🙂
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This week the Lens-Artists challenge is focused on Spiritual Sites. While many associate spirituality with religion, the Oxford dictionary defines it as “relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things”, a much wider interpretation.Visit her site for inspiration Tina’s Lens-Artists Challenge
Nature is the very heart of our spirituality, “Nature is my god.” This beautiful Planet Earth is our mother and our home.
When I am in nature I feel whole and connected and larger than life, but also insignificant & part of something bigger than myself. Isn’t that the sense of religion at its core?
Historically, nature, mountains, rivers, trees, the sun, the moon have always been honored in ancient cultures.
Ancient wisdom describes human beings as having five layers of experience: the environment, the physical body, the mind, the intuition and our self or spirit.
Spiritual life in Churches, Temples, Cathedrals, around the world
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Brian of Bushboy’s World is our guest host this week with the challenge: Fragments:
He wrote: We always have been made up of pieces. What I would like to see is some of your fragments.
Life is made of fragments, memories are just that. A fragment from here and there. Having had the same experience, my husband and I, often remember different things and oftentimes slightly differently.
I have three boys, all adult’s, but I have fragments of the everyday life memories, remembered when looking at old photos.
Time a fragment history – old newspaper from 1914. Ink bottle discovered from the ground. Well walked boots, so many kilometers. Memories written down. Old chairs
Art – the creations I do, they are fragments of my mind and imagination.
I found this actually a challenge to find photos for this, then I improvised, driftwood, broken branches, it is stretching it a little. My husband told me we are not going to break anything for this… 😀
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Lens-Artist Challenge with a focus on, What’s Bugging You? by Donna of Wind Kisses
I am slowly recovering from my flu and participating on this weeks challenge, and will also be replying on comments I’ve received. what is bugging me is this flu, if I am being totally honest. I do have a stronger word in mind, but I will spare you.
Now to the topic on had bugs, slugs ( is it a bug?) probably not. I wholeheartedly agree with the Donna I think the true challenge here, is that encounters are rarely purposeful, and bugs are never willing participants.
A flyThe survival of the strongest
So I am going to spare words, just post photos of bugs 🙂
Anne wrote: My challenge for you, this week, is to find your own fascinating structures that capture your attention, tell a story or are just beautiful. You can capture new scenes or take a trip down memory lane in your photo archives. Lens Artists Challenge #251: Buildings and Other Structures
I am going to be brief worded, I have had the flu now for over a week so I am not at my best, it really drains you from all energy. SO I apologize for lack of responses to comments I’ve received. I will get to them.
So many to choose from, and without any reason I went with these. Enjoy.
Urajärven Kartano
Urajärvi Manor is one of the oldest manor museums in our country, having bequeathed their home for museum use by Lilly and Hugo von Heideman. The Empire-style mansion is located in Itä-Asikkala, Urajärvi.
The current main building was completed in 1810, the earlier one burned down and its exact location is unknown. The main building was initially a one-story building with a mansard roof. It was extended and raised into a two-story empire-style building in 1839-40 when the new manor owner Axel von Heideman moved into the house with his wife Sofia. The second floor was built only for grandeur and the fashion of the time. There are living rooms only at the ends.
from the mansion garden
The English-style park of Urajärvi Manor Museum with its romantic walkways and viewpoints is an experience worth seeing and experiencing
A quick stop to old town int Nice in France, I am drawn to the old architecture, the colors and rooftops .
the colorful and slightly dilapidated houses of Cape Verde attracted me and almost asked me to photograph them. Some had been nicely renovated.
These two modern high-rise building’s are from San Francisco, they are impressive, but they lack warmth and soul
These are from Brisbane in Australia, similar high rise buildings as above, but you can see an old building left by the sea front. What difference in style. I was very attracted to the l Queenslander houses.
And if you did not know the header is Sydney Opera house 🙂
This week, Amy challenges us to post some beautiful sky or cloudscapes.
what can I say, great topic. I have so SO many cloud and sky shots. When in a car I live watching the clouds, more often than not we have clouds in the sky here in Finland, it is m feeling, not an actual fact, but let’s go with that anyways. I did dig up some information about clouds, if not interested skip that and just view the photos. That is my thing anyways… enjoy. And Thanks Amy this was just up my kind of topic.
Summer night in Lahti.
These are cloud types in Northern Hemisphere
Cirro-form The Latin word “cirro” means curl of hair. Composed of ice crystals, cirro-form clouds are whitish and hair-like. There are the high, wispy clouds to first appear in advance of a low-pressure area such as a mid-latitude storm system or a tropical system such as a hurricane.
Cumulo-form Generally detached clouds, they look like white fluffy cotton balls. They show vertical motion or thermal uplift of air taking place in the atmosphere. They are usually dense in appearance with sharp outlines. The base of cumulus clouds are generally flat and occurs at the altitude where the moisture in rising air condenses.
Strato-form From the Latin word for “layer”, these clouds are usually broad and fairly wide spread, appearing like a blanket. They result from non-convective rising air and tend to occur along and to the north of warm fronts. The edges of strato-form clouds are diffuse.
Nimbo-form Howard also designated a special rain cloud category which combined the three forms cumulo + cirro + stratus. He called this cloud “nimbus”, the Latin word for rain. The vast majority of precipitation occurs from nimbo-form clouds and therefore these clouds are generally the thickest.
Clouds in the Northern Hemisphere can vary depending on the latitude, season, and weather patterns. For example, in the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, clouds tend to form ice more often and contain less liquid water than in the Southern Hemisphere. This is because the air in the Southern Hemisphere is cleaner and has fewer aerosol particles for cloud droplets to freeze around.
One of the most interesting types of clouds that can be seen in the Northern Hemisphere are noctilucent clouds, which are the highest clouds on Earth and can only be observed at night during summer months. They are made of tiny ice crystals and reflect sunlight from below the horizon, creating a blue or silver glow.
Midnight in the summer in Southern Finland
Noctilucent clouds are only visible at night during summer months because they are very high up in the atmosphere, around 76 to 85 km (249,000 to 279,000 ft), and they need very cold temperatures and low pressure to form. They also need sunlight to illuminate them from below the horizon, which only happens during astronomical twilight in summer at high latitudes.
Above are clouds and skies from finland, below sunsets from all Sri Lanka (man gliding) next to it sunset in India, the red moon. Unser it a sunset and clouds in Key West, Florida. The very blue and red sunset is from Cape Verde. The last three are from Australia.
These first three are from are skies from Florida. Next two from France – Nice. Last row is Italy, USA – California and last Australia- NSW
I invite you to join us this week to, challenge hosted by Amy to post some beautiful sky or cloudscapes.
This week’s challenge features a focus on the arts. Public art in all its forms and locations. Whether in a park or a parking lot, an outdoor theater, or a street corner, art in public places can be found in communities worldwide.
Here we go
Mustion Linna – Mustio Manor is a similar place like the one mentioned in the group, but in a smaller scale here in Finland.
Mustio Manor is one of the most precious manor houses in Finland with a history of more than two hundred years. The manor was built between 1783 and 1792 by Magnus Linder II. The manor house is the largest non-ecclesiastic wooden buildings in Finland. The architecture is a mix of the two styles, rococo and neo-classicism, while the Gustavian style dominates the interior.
The park was originally designed as a baroque park in 1787 but in the late 19th century Fridolf Linder renewed the park into an English style of park. He planted many exotic trees from all over the world, which are unusual species in Finland.
The park is now a welcome retreat for the soul with its winding paths, romantic bridges, statues, follies and a water lily path over the water.
Here are some finds from my travels, statues seems to be the most popular art in parks.
Since opening in 2009, Wynwood Walls has evolved into a globally renowned street art museum . These remarkable Walls have transformed the definition of modern art and become a career-defining moment for contributing artists, all while helping to make Wynwood one of the world’s most celebrated urban revitalization projects and an oasis for cutting-edge creativity. The shots below are from 2018.
Art festival in Florida also in 2018
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, built in 1916 as a winter retreat, this lavish villa is a tribute to the Italian Renaissance. The museum contains much of the original furnishings and artwork, and is surrounded by lush, formal gardens, with many statues.
This week Sofia challenges us to explore mood in photography.
What is mood?
A mental or emotional state, composure.
A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality. A sullen mental state; a bad mood. A disposition to do something. A prevalent atmosphere or feeling.
What does moody mean in photography?
A moody photo is one where the light and composition combine with the subject to create an image that generates an emotional response from the viewer. My dictionary says: Giving an impression of melancholy or mystery. An interesting definition – melancholy and mystery are powerful, emotional words.
Lighting your subject from the front creates a less directional look than lighting from the side or the back, and the latter two are better suited to a dark and moody style. If you’re shooting outdoors, the dim light of late evening into dusk is excellent for a dark and moody look.
Morning light hitting the fisherman’s net
Light and airy photos are bright, light, and generally feature soft, pastel-colored subjects. By contrast, “dark and moody” photos are just that: lots of dark areas, images with deep shadows, rich colors, and lots of drama.
Creating mood and atmosphere in your photography helps the viewer to connect with your images. Depending on the mood you create, it can make bring out certain emotions or memories in the viewer. It can also make your photo more tactile and realistic.
Remember that you can add emotions to your photographs by carefully choosing the color palette. A darker, colder color palette may convey fear or sadness. A brighter, warmer color palette may communicate joy, or melancholy. Add atmosphere and color to your subject matter, and you’ll see the difference.
mood also comes from the expression, not only color palette, or contrast play
Black and white photography is a great way to create moody photos, this time I chose mainly color to show the difference it creates in the mood . Well if you have followed me for a long time you know I really like portraits in B&W, in these sets I have couple in both ways, pointing it out in case you didn’t notice. They have a slightly different mood. In the last post I said I like to shoot with side light… well now I know why, mood. I always try to add mood to the equation. Hope you enjoyed the visit.
This week Ann-Christine challenges us to explore backlit photography.
What is backlit photography?
Backlight is light that hits the subject from behind, typically higher than the subject it is exposing.
Backlighting can be a very effective tool if used skillfully. If backlighting is employed well, it can bring a greater sense of depth and an emotional aesthetic to photographs.
Backlighting a photograph is not the simplest method of lighting in photography, nor is it right for every photograph. The first step to mastering backlight photography is understanding the effects that backlighting has on an image. The primary effects of backlighting include:
I use this technique on nature macro photos most often and of course on sunsets and rises, and I noticed night photos are also mostly done this way.
But when I was looking for samples I came to realise that I use sidelight more frequently. They are also often backlit, but, so that light is slightly is more on the side, so I don’t know if it is technically backlit. This happens mostly in portraits. Is this like splitting hairs? Not important?
Good use of natural light. If you’re shooting outside with a small amount of natural light, backlighting can be a good way to take advantage of your lighting situation to produce a striking and evocative image.
Street photography and architecture looks more interesting in backlite.
Depth. Backlight photography emphasizes the depth behind the subject and gives images a greater sense of place.
Dramatic effect. Backlighting can produce a dramatic contrast between the subject and the background. This can be an especially effective technique when shooting outdoor portraits.
This is the topic I return to when I need something to photograph when the weather is bad or I am too lazy to leave the house. This is my contibution this week, enjoy, savour the tasty freshness.
The term “still life” describes a work of art that shows inanimate objects from the natural or man-made world, such as fruit, flowers, dead game, and/or vessels like baskets or bowls. Looked at another way: still lifes depict things that are “still” and don’t move. Still life is a genre that spans art history.
Fact: Food photography is a still life photography genre used to create attractive still life photographs of food. It is a specialization of commercial photography, the products of which are used in advertisements, magazines, packaging, menus or cookbooks.
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