Often, by the end of the day I’ve gone so far away from the normally accepted boundaries of composition and clarity that I wonder exactly what others think of such shots.
As a rule these images live on my computer, hang on my walls and occasionally may see the light of day when shared with very open minded friends.
So I think it’s time to share my deepest darkest images of flora, landscape and water. I’d love to know what you think. I’ve tried to arrange them so that you can ease into the sanest shots first. Be aware that the final few are quite insane, but they certainly work for me.
I’m only posting a handful here, click on any image to be taken to the full gallery of 24 shots.
Looking forward to your comments, either here or on facebook in anticipation (trepidation)…
Jay,
All of these images are incredibly beautiful. While discrete parameters are more conventionally expected/accepted (especially in nature photography), the abstraction of these photos actually allows the mind to experience more directly the lack of boundaries that all things ultimately share. Plus it encourages freedom for the conscious and unconscious mind to drift, to travel in mystery through the ethereal, haunting or dreamlike spaces that fall just between the cracks of what we normally see. I find these provocative, soothing, and liberating. NOT being told what to see opens the door for limitless possibility. If I don’t know what I am actually looking at, my mind can creatively and joyously interact more freely with what I see in an act of co-creation. Imagination soars. Isn’t that part of what makes us artists?
Thank you Sara, it’s much more about the essence of nature than the physicality isn’t it. I hope this style of representation allows the viewer’s mind to wander more freely and visit the places in their subconscious that remind them of connections with the Earth and the nature upon her face.
I like your suggestion of the cracks between what we normally see, it’s a though the veil between the worlds parts momentarily and lets us peer through.
Thank you so much for sharing them! I hope you’ll share more as you go along. There are some stunning visual images here. What really intrigued me though was the feeling that I was seeing something in a different way, perhaps the way that is seen ‘inside’ the earth world outside of our normal lives. As a woodland creature would see, as an insect would see, as a tree would see, as a flower would see.
You’re welcome Joanna. Yes I will share more as I go along, in fact me new 13 moons project will give me ample opportunity to take similar shots throughout the coming year.
I think it’s important that we try to see the world through the eyes of other creatures, by doing so we can hope to value it as much as they do.
I love this more unusual way of seeing the natural world – to me they give a subtle hint of the beauty of nature. It’s almost like seeing them through a veil of mist. Very romantic and ethereal.