B&W Retrospective - Another Attempt at "Fine Art"

Although several of these images are onces you've seen recently, one of which you've already seen in B&W, all are recently converted to B&W or had their editing adjusted just for this post.

It seems like time to try out a little more of the "fine art" stuff one you. The image above is one if find appealing. The blossoms are in a diagonal line, leading you eye across the image. The shallow depth of field means that only a few of the blooms are sharp so there is a softness to the image that works for this composition.



This one was not shown before (at least, I don't think it was). The appeal here is the vast amount of detail in the tiny flowers that fill the frame. The bright flowers contrast well with the dark leaves that surround them. Probably not very "fine art-y" but It has its attractions.

This next one fits my assumed definition of fine art...simple and monochrome. As we used to say, "shellac it and call it art."

This leaf is very simple. The water drops add just enough to make it oddly interesting. Curiously, the reflections in the water drops shown no self portrait.

This is the one you seen before in monochrome. I have re-edited it to spruce it up a bit for this occasion. I really like this image. Very fine art-y in my book.

Conversion to B&W and a bit of a crop results in a new view of this thorny vine that provides a metaphor for our current situation. Lots of prickly bits to beware of but it is alive and well and putting out new blooms. And you can just see the edge of a water drop hanging underneath suggesting the fecundity of the environment.

These photos are part of the reason I keep photographing flowers and plants up close. It is one of the few ways to easily abstract a subject from its surroundings. The makes it possible to see things in a new way. Often this way is one that helps make connections with other bits of our lives. Isn't that as good a definition of art as any? Not claiming to be an artist, just someone who understands a little of what goes into it.