Author: Joanne
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Monday Monochrome – Barn Windows
This image is the Monday Monochrome this week. I originally exhibited this image in color (the barn is red). But I now like the B&W version. The wall has a lot of texture, and the shadow of the tree adds to it. Then the windows stand out rather dramatically.
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Lens Artists Challenge #372 – Ephemeral
Tina (Travels and Trifles) challenges us this week to post photographs depicting ephemera. I can’t do better than the image above. When we see a spectacular sky such as this (photographed in Sydney, Australia), how long have we got to enjoy it? 10 minutes? A half-hour? An hour? No, it’s certainly gone in an hour,…
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New Images #2 – Ukiyo-e
“New Images” is a weekly feature posted every Wednesday exploring AI imaging and new editing techniques incorporating new ideas about fine art images. This week’s post features ukiyo-e, an art form developed in Japan in the early 17th Century during the Edo period, depicting scenes of everyday life in Japan. Initially done on hand-carved wood…
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Flower of the Week – California Poppies
Click image to left for larger, with full-screen option. This photograph of California poppies is this week’s Flower of the Week. The golden poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is ubiquitous throughout California all summer. It’s the State Flower. Often, in fields and on slopes, poppy flowers bloom in splendid masses since it reseeds and self-propagates freely. “California…
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Monday Monochrome – Magnolia Flowers
For the Monday Monochrome this week, I offer these magnolia flowers. (Click image to left to view larger, with full-screen option.)
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New Images
What is New Images? It’s a new series, posting every Wednesday and replacing the One Four weekly series. And what are “New Images”? Well, they’re “Images,” which means they might be photographs or they might not. “New” has two meanings. First, these posts will be all about recent work of mine. More importantly, New Images…
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One Four Challenge: Autumn Scene – Variation 4
This is week 4 of this month’s One Four series. For this variation, I converted to B&W, but retained the color in the sky. The component colors of the B&W image were adjusted to retain the detail in the trees and bring out the textures further. The basis for this variation was variation 2; here…
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Flower of the Week – Tall Yarrow
A previous “Flower of the Week” posted a yarrow groundcover. This is Tall Yarrow. Tall Yarrow grows to 3-4 feet.
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Monday Monochrome – Sydney Opera House
From my time living in Sydney, this photo shows the sails of the famous Sydney Opera House, shot from Circular Quay. In this picture, it’s clear how the Opera House dominates the urban landscape around it, not just in terms of size or architecture, but more so (to me) by it’s striking whiteness.
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Lens Artists Challenge #370 – Ancient
The Lens-Artists Challenge this week is by Sofia, who asks us to present images depicting “anything that has had an existence of many years. It can be ancient buildings or places, or unchangeable landscapes. It can also be traditions, whose origins are lost in time, or obsolete objects of everyday life.” This is a great…
