still life

Net Reflections

Close-up of a translucent, crinkled white plastic bag, with sunlight reflecting off its surface. — Hove, UK

These are some bags my partner uses to keep her crochet supplies in, glinting in the sunlight, shot with a macro lens.

More Light and Shadow

A close-up of a radiator casting striped shadows on a wall, creating a monochromatic pattern. — Hove, UK

Yet more sunlight and shadow play, this time taken very closeup with the interesting Laowa 9mm lens.

Hydrant

I was interested to see the hydrant passing through the shop display area and the way the two lights created a heart shape.

Still Life

I bought an inexpensive bouquet of flowers at the supermarket several days ago. The buds have opened up and blossomed beautifully, to the point of insisting I photograph them.

Water Shadow

After the Courtauld we sat in the Somerset House courtyard for a while, enjoying the sun and some sparkling water, shown here, casting interesting shadows.

We went to see Hepworth in Colour a couple of weeks ago at the Courtauld Gallery. I was not truly familiar with her work but these were stunning pieces, abstractly illustrating many of the principles of composition and design that I have been discussing with my u3a photography group. Highly recommended if you’re in or near London. When we were finished we emerged into the Courtauld’s permanent collection and a seriously sumptuous collection of some marvelous and familiar Impressionist works.

More Light and Shade

A couple more images for my collection of sunlight and shade.

Deadhead

…possible addition to the Looking Down project…?

Cowboy

Jann Haworth [b. 1942]
Cowboy
1964
Kapok and unbleached calico
Wilson Gift through Art Fund (2006)

“The American cowboy is an enduring motif in Hollywood films, which has in recent years been reconsidered through a more contemporary lens, raising issues of gender, identity and social history. Jann Haworth recalls seeing her first rodeo in 1956 and, for her, the rodeo cowboy is a 'fossil of the imperfect/perfect Great American Myth! Cowboy is one of her earliest soft-sculpture figures, depicting a macho subject in a material commonly perceived as feminine.“

Harvey’s Glasses

Repetition

Glasses

Yet another early morning, half-blind, still life. Without my glasses on, this appeared, bleary-eyed and interesting, supporting my jumping out of bed to grab my camera from another room and attach a macro lens to it. While the post is titled “glasses,” both my glasses and the bottle behind are, in fact, made of plastics.