Green Drying

I was photographing the light on these clothespins, and realize if they were in a larger scale, they could be a very nice yard sculpture. Which gets me thinking of Claes Oldenburg’s work. As for photography I have a pet peeve of over saturation of images, especially in social media.  So I found my self facing my own complaints and decided to push this as far as I could stomach, not very far of course.  Then the issue of a white band of light going from the outer edge in, was another rule in my head that I always am careful of.  Today I said to myself, “Self, now is the time to break the rules and photograph like its “Photo 101”. Well I again backed down and added some tone so its not 255 255 255. These moves indicate a fear I have of someone with photographic  knowledge looking at my image and saying, “Hobbyist”. Which is sadly what I do all the time when on social media.  I know it’s bad karma to think those things, and would love to embrace the new tonal ranges that are abundantly created by the hobbyist! I’m working on it.