Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Umbra

I attempted some high contrast black & white processing on my photos recently. I wanted to do something more abstract and forget the whole preserving tonality thing for a little while. By no means is black & white any representation of reality.


Umbra

Maybe this is a compass?
The high contrast appears to invert the darks and lights in an unusual way. We can see the blocked sunlight casts the shadow, but the result of it overwhelms almost two thirds of the frame suggesting it is the source of light. It mirrors the long shadows of late evening.

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