Photography At Home

[aligreto]

BTW, fear not guys for you are not going to get a photo gallery of pretty flowers from me. 
I have one more idea for a flower photo but I now have to find my wide angle lens to do it. I am currently working on some abstracts which I will post over the following few days. I see these pictures in my mind's eye but now I have to go and take the images.

[steve ridgway]

I am currently working on some abstracts which I will post over the following few days. I see these pictures in my mind's eye but now I have to go and take the images.

That sounds determinedly artistic!

[aligreto]

That sounds determinedly artistic!

I am not so sure about that  Certain ideas seem wonderfully ingenious during a period of prolonged boredom 
However, below is my first offering....

[steve ridgway]

I am not so sure about that  Certain ideas seem wonderfully ingenious during a period of prolonged boredom 
However, below is my first offering....

That has worked well. I haven't actually tried black and white for some 20 years.

[aligreto]

That has worked well....

Thank you but I was not entirely happy with the composition so I had another go. I find the one below much more effective. That sweeping diagonal has a much more visually dramatic impact.

[aligreto]

.... I haven't actually tried black and white for some 20 years.

Black and White has a lot to offer. However, I think that in order to be any way reasonably successful with B/W photography one must be able to "see" in B/W in the first instance. I was an avid photographer when I was younger and my preferred medium was always B/W.

This is interesting because I only now have the time [given current circumstances] to process shots that I had taken last year. They were shot in colour [DSLR] for detail but strictly with a final B/W image in mind. I will post just a couple of examples simply for illustration and example if anyone is interested.

[Irons]

I only planted this Ceanothus a couple of years ago - for my long departed mum who loved blue flowers - it is happy and showing off! I don't own a decent camera so took a pic with my phone.

[aligreto]

I only planted this Ceanothus a couple of years ago - for my long departed mum who loved blue flowers - it is happy and showing off! I don't own a decent camera so took a pic with my phone.

That is a garden that looks well tended.

[MusicTurner]

+1, it looks nice and fertile.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

What a lovely shrub!  I haven't seen one of those before!

And, yes, what a pretty patio and garden...complete with bird feeders!   

[Irons]

That is a garden that looks well tended.

Since retirement gardening is a major pastime. That and music of course.

[Irons]

+1, it looks nice and fertile.

Unlike me!

[Irons]

What a lovely shrub!  I haven't seen one of those before!

I believe Ceanothus is native to California, P.

[aligreto]

This one is something of an abstract composition with a purpose; a bit of a teaser if you wish.
Can you see the profusion of triangular shape?
If so, how many?

[aligreto]

Perhaps this tinted version will help those who may be distracted by the Black and White....

[steve ridgway]

This one is something of an abstract composition with a purpose; a bit of a teaser if you wish.
Can you see the profusion of triangular shape?
If so, how many?

Loads of triangles there in units of 3 or 6. Like a lattice of atoms in a crystal although it's more likely a shower head.

[aligreto]

Loads of triangles there in units of 3 or 6. Like a lattice of atoms in a crystal although it's more likely a shower head.

Correct; the other end of the hose above.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

I believe Ceanothus is native to California, P.

I did see that one of it's names (for certain members) is California Lilac. 

Hope to get outside for a bit today as it's sunny out and I'm struggling (like everyone) not to go stir crazy inside!   

[Irons]

I did see that one of it's names (for certain members) is California Lilac. 

Hope to get outside for a bit today as it's sunny out and I'm struggling (like everyone) not to go stir crazy inside!   

Stay safe.

[steve ridgway]

Black and White has a lot to offer. However, I think that in order to be any way reasonably successful with B/W photography one must be able to "see" in B/W in the first instance. I was an avid photographer when I was younger and my preferred medium was always B/W.

This is interesting because I only now have the time [given current circumstances] to process shots that I had taken last year. They were shot in colour [DSLR] for detail but strictly with a final B/W image in mind. I will post just a couple of examples simply for illustration and example if anyone is interested.

I wasn't thinking of B/W but it just struck me when processing today's photos that it might be worth a try.