Lens-Artists Challenge #271 Contrast

This week, Amy is focusing on Contrasts. She tells us that in photography, contrasts can include different ranges of tones, colors, subjects, and areas of light and shadow–to name a few. So this is my take on the subject.

I thought this would be an easy challenge, but it took me a while to figure out which way to approach this.

Shapes

Straight and spirally
Rusty stuff in a variety of shapes
Keep out!
River rock in so many shapes and sizes

Color

This colorful photo was taken at a Yarnival
These hardware parts looked like robot eyes
The blue sky really sets off the shape of this plant.

Textures

Fascinated by this belt
A captivating display of textures
So many different textures and colors
A carpet display at an Ikea store
It’s not easy being green, unless you are a fern next to other plants.

Quirky contrasts

Ready to go to the county faire.
What is it, and why is it here?
Rolling down a street in Maui. New and old!

That is all for today’s photographic journey through my images in contrast. What did you find captivating?

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #195 Colorful Expressions

Anne wants me to show how color affects my photography. After studying basic, and intermediate photography I took an eye-opening class in color photography with Patti Felkner at Cosumnes River Community College. After understanding light, composition, and focus points, I learned to focus on color as my subject.

RGB complementary color scheme is Red/Cyan, Green/Magenta, and Blue/Yellow

Blue and Yellow
Green and Magenta
The farmer’s market is great for finding color

There is something calming in this monochrome image.

Layers and layers
I’m still tempted to pick it and blow the seeds, are you?

Some more examples of monochrome photographs

Often I will look for just a splash of color in my photography.

This alpaca was just sheared.

A splash of color makes for interesting photographs. Don’t you agree?

How about this splash of red!

Some more examples of how just a splash of color catches the eye.

Photographing my dog I learned that I needed both an understanding of light, dog behavior, and color.

I still miss my first dog, Liberty Love. Here is her splash of color!

So after looking over my many images, I look for either monochrome images or those with just a splash in the right place.