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Lens-Artists Challenge: Shadowed
Posted on March 2, 2026
There is a path that runs right along the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. It’s not just a path, though (c’mon, this is Abu Dhabi we’re talking about), as interest is added thanks to fountains, underpasses and other features.
Also it being Abu Dhabi, it’s hardly ever cloudy and the sunlight is very strong; consequently, the shadows are well defined. In this section, the high wall is completely in the shade and a strong, dark shadow is cast by a lower wall and something else (I’ve forgotten what it was exactly) to the right. I’ve converted the original image to monochrome to produce this abstract, but definitely shadowed, image.
Lens-Artists Challenge: Abstract
Posted on April 22, 2024
This week’s theme for the Lens-Artists Challenge, set by Ritva, is ‘Abstract’. It seems that there’s some division of opinion about the merits of abstract photography: some don’t like it, others love it.
As it happens, I find myself in the latter camp. Keeping an eye (and a mind) open for unusual and/or unconventional images keeps you on your metaphorical photographer’s toes.
But what, you may well ask, is this (expletive deleted)? It looks (to me at any rate) rather like some kind of surreal enchanted forest. However, the truth – as so often – is rather more prosaic. It is, in fact, a detail of the inside of the door of my dishwasher. Before I turned it on, I hasten to add.
Shedding some light
Posted on November 28, 2023
There’s a decent shopping and light industrial centre on the northern outskirts of Limoges. Tucked away in a corner are these bright orange sheds, no doubt illuminated at night by these striking lights.
Finale: Deep Space
Posted on August 28, 2023
Sadly, this is Cee’s final Black & White Photo Challenge as she moves on to new pastures. We should all be grateful for the commitment and hard work she has put into hosting this and all her other challenges.
Rather than try and pick a favourite from all my previous contributions, I took a new photo, because I found the image so arresting. No, it’s not a Hubble Telescope photo of a black hole, or even an album cover from a 70s progressive space rock band.
In fact, it’s a condensation-caused stain from the bottom of a glass that had stood on this slate drinks coaster.
Into the mix
Posted on July 22, 2023
Looking down into the stainless steel mixing bowl of our food processor.
Underneath The Ivy
Posted on May 9, 2023
When I ripped off the ivy that was clinging to one of our wooden fences, not only did it leave behind the scars from the clinging menace, but it also revealed a hidden snail, which was probably only looking for a quiet life.
Adaptation
Posted on January 21, 2022
This rather stark, quasi-abstract image obviously requires some explanation. It’s a skyscape of course, but the cables are what carry the electricity from the nearest substation – about three miles away – to the outlying hamlets, including Tranquility Base.
These cables are strung from a long line of concrete posts that run all the way along the side of the road. Except in this case the post has been replaced by what can only be described as a forked tree branch, incongruous among the concrete. I suppose they know what they’re doing.
The chemtrail of the plane passing overhead is important in adding depth and context to the image.
CMMC 19 January 2022
Diffraction
Posted on September 17, 2021
Patterns of reflections and diffraction from a half-full (or should that be half-empty?) glass of water sitting on our dining table.
Frozen
Posted on June 30, 2021
During a cold snap back in February, the ice on this frozen puddle had an intriguing abstract appearance. It reminded me a little of a lady’s fancy bonnet.
Abstract Tapestry
Posted on May 19, 2021
This abstract tapestry hangs in the Museum of Tapestry in the town of Aubusson. Predominantly black and white(ish), it’s leavened by a few splashes of colour.
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