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Jitesh Shivakumar's picture

Shadows at dawn

Taken at dawn, at a very old temple. Madurai,India.

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Hi Jitesh,

Sorry for the slow response. Somehow i missed this. This is a favorite for me. It is a great abstract. Since we defined Minimalism is a recent post, i thought I'd drop in our original definition of abstract here just because this is such a good example of it.

Abstracts are images in which the subject does not have an immediate association with its source but is rather a fragment of the source and is isolated from its context. The goal is to create the desired meaning or overall effect through color, texture, line, shape, geometry, symmetry, etc., creating a sensation or reaction in the viewer without previous knowledge of the subject influencing that reaction.

I think we forget that it isn't that we don't recognize the subject but rather that we don't need to in order for the image to be successfull.

I love the lines, contrast and texture in your image. It all works for me. I wouldn't change a thing. Thank you for posting!!

Wow - what a great exploration of light, shadow, lines, and textures. Excellent photo.