Revisiting Abstract Photography. Part Two

Light and shadows

A flash of blue

We know what we see

or think we do!

Polka dot shadows

Shafts of light

What can it be?

It doesn't matter at all

Just enjoy the sight!

Dancing light forms

move across my line of vision

creating happiness

and put a smile on my face!

However dark things seem

Look up!

There is always the light shining in the darkness.

A world of make believe

A bold statement

in these reflections

where patterns and colours and shapes

can make us hold our breath.

A beautiful connection

Throw away the labels and just enjoy

the shapes, the colours and the strength emanating from these wonders of  nature.

Beautiful harmonies sing to my heart

Shapes and colours

light and shade

Unexpected and fascinating

Nature teases our senses

Impressionist atmospheres

created with a dancing camera

The north wind doth blow..

and my camera sways to nature's beat

Sleek and streamlined

Aqua Melody

which sings in perfect harmony

Estuary

The flowing and harmonious lines lead me forward

to my destination

just as the river flows towards the sea.

These colours and movements resonate with me on an emotional level

creating a flowing inner energy.

The lines show me purpose of movement.

The message from this and other abstract captures,

reminds me that nothing ever stands still.

it is forever moving forward 

carrying me where I need to go.

Abstracts tell me stories

They take me places where I'd never dreamed I'd go

It's an awakening of all my senses

and I feel more vibrant and alive.

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I've just been part of a wonderfully gifted and imaginative group

of other photographers interpreting abstracts.

This workshop was facilitated by the contemplative photographer

Kim Manley Ort.

Here is the link to her class:

Going Abstract

Pause, Focus and Connect

PAUSE

Noticing the shapes, colours, lines and textures around us.

Look at things from another point of view

How does that make us feel?

FOCUS

Observing things with an abstract vision

Finding the beauty in flowing forms

without labelling them.

CONNECT

in all simplicity

In photography, I have learned to slow down

and have thus created more space in my life.

I notice more, become one with what I see and feel

and experience so much more joy because of this.

Noticing the importance of light and how it can illuminate my subjects.

Looking closely with openness allows me to connect with all the details

in line, structure and subtlety in colour.

Marvelling at how extraordinary everything really is.

Taking the time to pause, focus and connect

has allowed me to see and experience everything in a whole new way.

Something which has been of great help to me in my quest

for a more contemplative life

was doing a workshop with Kim Manley Ort

called 

Adventures in Seeing.

Please check out the link to find out more.

Where shall I go today?

Wherever I go

There I am.

So says the book by Jon Kabat-Zinn

entitled

"Wherever You Go

There You Are".

I am in the soft greys and blues of the sky

and my face is turned upwards as the pink and blue pastels 

come in at the end of the day.

and stand amazed as the clouds turn fiery red

or allow the blues to intermingle

 I soar with the bird on outstretched wings

 and still ask myself since I was a child

"How high is the sky?"

Look up at the break of day

and welcome dawn with outstretched arms.

Where shall I go today?

No need to ask...

I'm already there!