Roses, this spring, are doing well. The first round of blooms has begun to fade, but new buds keep appearing to continue the cycle. I don’t remember the name of this rose, but it has a light, delicate fragrance, and rather loose, floppy petals, much like a wild rose.
… a rose embower’d
In its own green leaves,
By warm winds deflower’d,
Till the scent it gives
Makes faint with too much sweet . . .
Black and white can be very difficult if not done properly – contrast has to be there, whether long scale (lots of grey between the blackest black and whitest white) or short scale (little grey between black and white). Long scale images may never reach black or white, and may not work at all. Certain colors work better in b&w with a filter. So much more stuff, it seems to me, needs to be learned when shooting in b&w! I struggle with it. Above is longer scale; below is shorter scale. The red leaves were really difficult to render.
These photos in the “texture” series are from several years ago on a walk through the neighborhood. They were taken with a little point-and-shoot camera with limited capabilities, but they still provide visual viewing pleasure for me. More bits and pieces of things, rather than the grand vista . . .
Here, the repeated patterns of leaves provide the texture, from large to small, old to new.
Lines. Shapes. Light. Dark. Texture. Gesture.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 