A couple of interesting shadow patterns I bumped into while looking for other things.
A Couple of Shadows
Calligraphy
During a recent trip to a nearby restaurant (not an Asian restaurant) I noticed a vase with calligraphy on it. I was attracted by the creamy, smooth ceramic of the vase next to the bold black calligraphy strokes.
Reflections in a torn curtain – two versions
The window is in a sugar house in a nearby park. I was attracted by the textures and contrasts e.g. white curtain/black interior as well as the way the trees are reflected in the glass and are seen through the tear in the curtain.
One version is somewhat broader than the other. I like them both, but I’m not sure which one I prefer. The first version provides more context so that you can see what you are looking at. The second is more abstract in nature. By removing the window frame it’s not so readily apparent that this is a window. You have to think a bit more about what you’re seeing.
Swirls
I was walking along carrying the camera when I inadvertently pressed the shutter release. Didn’t even know I’d taken a picture. Then when reviewing the pictures I’d take I came across this “swirly”, colorful picture, which I quite liked. I enhanced the colors a bit to make them stand out a bit more. Not me usually sort of picture, but possibly a happy accident.
Shadows on the Kitchen Floor
We were going out and I was waiting for my wife to finish getting ready. As I stood in the kitchen I noticed the late (around 4:00 pm) afternoon light streaming through the french doors in the kitchen and casting the shadows of the lattice and of a plant onto the wood floor. It seemed to me that this would make a nice black and white image. I also liked the way the the texture of the wood grain on the floor contrasted with the essentially ‘textureless’ shadows.