Agave plants leaves begin tightly pressed together in a central cone and then unfurl one and a time. The print of the leaves' spiny edges leaves a print on the one below them. Each one is unique.
Feedback always welcome!
Agave plants leaves begin tightly pressed together in a central cone and then unfurl one and a time. The print of the leaves' spiny edges leaves a print on the one below them. Each one is unique.
Feedback always welcome!
Love this one in colour and mono, Ruth! You've got the tones just right here, too, showing the textures without looking wishy-washy or too stark - that balance that can be so hard to attain.
Thanks Chris! This is a favorite of mine but like most of my stuff, I know it is little off the beaten path. Like David said in another post, it's is really enjoyable sharing with a group of open creative minds!
People (especially guys?) can get a bit rigid and tech-focussed, insisting on a "right" way to do things when it comes to photography, which can become pretty tedious, can't it? In my somewhat irrational way, for me photography "needs" to honour reality (hence never flipping images), but I'll do mono, add vignettes, and adjust colour and tones endlessly. In my mind, painting is free of this. All of which of course makes no sense at all!
With this image, it would be hard to tell whether it's a fairly literal representation, heavily manipulated, or even a complete fabrication.
I love that a fairly literal photo, like say your colour version of this, can be so ambiguous, even mysterious, especially as to its origins.