Negative Space Photography
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Here today sick and frail it was all i could do to not let him sail
away
in the wind
thin beyond thin
bone and fur was all he had been
for who knows how long
he came to me to survive
i tried
once i caught him for a hospital visit
but he bit me hard to the bone i feared
and my visit was for six shots all in the rear
so i fed him and kept him warm in winter
the best i could
now i fear he is gone
not come back for more
and so he is finally at home
with a hot meal and a good tale to tell
of life and hardship with a cat tale to sell
Taken for Macro Mondays 'Negative Space' theme and also this weeks Project 52: Typography theme.
And yes, the V isn't there, not originally a composition device but out of a big bag of mixed linotype blocks I was missing one vital letter!
I took a more minimal version of this as well but this was my fave.
Having a father and son day out today, will be back later to comment!
HMM! Theme: Negative Space
Karst Spring is a roaring torrent that gushes out of a wall of rock - it was lovely to be there on a 30C day, lots of cool plants there too.
Travelling on the famous german Autobahn always left a strange impression on me. There's people in their cars everywhere around you, yet you hardly communicate or meet them...
So I set out to have some roadside chats and asked some fellow travellers for their picture.
Years ago.
Ilford Delta 100
Ilford Ilfosol S 1+9
the strangest thing about a hole is the edge.
If a hole is plugged, where is it?
And: and why are there no half holes ??
Another in my (unintended) series of storm damaged tree photos. This big guy has lost half his limbs, and now stands rather awkwardly, perhaps fearful of the next great storm. (Or am I just reading too much into the image?) Seen in Co. Mayo, Ireland.
The Japanese concept of Ma has been described as “a pause in time”, an interval or emptiness in space. As a music teach once said "Leave space so the high notes can shine".
Ma is not the negative space we photographers utilize in our images, but an emptiness full of potential. It should be deliberate and of value, holding sustenance towards the entirety of the shot.
Western image making seems to suffer from "FTF" : Fill the Frame. where 'empty' zones are frowned upon.
Chinon Infrafocus 35F-MA
Kodak ColorPlus 200
I could have easily removed that vignette, but when I did the entire 'atmosphere' of this scene suffered...
Here's Candor, thoroughly enjoying the fresh north sea air and finding nothing negative about the space to his left ;)
(we got back yesterday; sorry for not commenting all that much during our time at the seaside; I'll try to catch up!)
Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it. - Joyce Meyer
The negative version of this photo was just a lot more fun. The creative owner of this property loved decorating it in bottles.
Mr. Llarence G. Brandenlung and his son
Vintage Negative
Year 1912
Denver, CO, US
Kodak 127 Film
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lead singer for Sweet Lorraine out of NYC. Photographed in my living room which gets that nice window light or in this case sliding glass door : ) Not for anything band related but for fun.