Karst

[sirch]

I really like karst (limestone) landscapes and I spend a lot of time in and under them. However they tend to by grey on grey and despite many years of trying to take photos to express my feelings about karst I have never been very happy with the results. Today I was out and about looking for butterflies and had the 180mm lens on but there weren't many butterflies so I turned the lens, as so often, on the karst features and I was quite pleased with the result. May be these are getting close to what I am after, the shallow DoF and compressed perspective seems to work.

Posted in Projects rather than Creative because it might be the start of a project (even a zine :sleep but also in the vain hope it might get a bit of traction in here. What do you think, anything at all engaging about these or just more dull grey on grey boring blandness? Just Meh?

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DSC01265 by Chris H, on Flickr

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DSC01292 by Chris H, on Flickr

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DSC01276 by Chris H, on Flickr

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DSC01303 by Chris H, on Flickr

 

[sirch]

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DSC01262 by Chris H, on Flickr

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DSC01286 by Chris H, on Flickr

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DSC01298 by Chris H, on Flickr

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DSC01300 by Chris H, on Flickr

 

[Hadron]

I must say I really like those, no 6 in particular. The hint of colour from the pink flower really gives a nice juxtaposition from the overall “greyness”?

 

[Harlequin565]

What do you think, anything at all engaging about these or just more dull grey on grey boring blandness?

I'm drawn to the images with green (or pink) in them because of the contrast against the grey. The first 4 frames do less for me because they're too composed to be abstract, and don't have enough going on. But I'm me, and I'm sure there are differing opinions!

I did briefly wonder if going square might appeal more to me... But I'm not sure. Square is less restrictive on my perception for some reason. [/bad attempt at arty bo*****s]

 

[Ed Sutton]

These put me in mind of some pictures in the Forder's books. One of wood anemones in a gryke in particular.

Finding a way to photograph a place you have a deep connection with is difficult. Picking out details of soft forms with colour in the grey limestone texture might be the one you've been searching for.

 

[sirch]

Thanks all, I think the other thing that might have helped was a that it was a bit overcast. In the past I have tended to try this sort of thing on bright days, thinking more contrast would help but bright overcast seems to work.

These put me in mind of some pictures in the Forder's books.

Well he spends more time in the karst than I do

because they're too composed to be abstract

Would more abstraction help I wonder? Would you know what you were looking at? Does it matter that you know what an abstract is?