Stones and shadows

Posted by Amanda on Nov 27, 2010 in Blog, Out and about | 0 comments

I heard  Rick Darke speak at the SGD conference in October 2010 and he has an amazing way of seeing.   His message is that you learn more from landscapes you see the most. Just use your senses – it’s all right under your nose!  I was inspired to take these photos of shadow patterns and stones we have at home.

The stones are from a beach in Dorset and are very satisfying to look at and hold.  We rearrange them from time to time, but this is how I saw them for the photo.

These next ones are shadows through glass.  I love the way the light is focused and dispersed in such a short space; it ranges from complete intensity to softness.  The patterns are an amazing network of light and dark in seemingly random patterns but they are consistently recreated as the glass is turned.