The second image tells a story ... reminds me of a lovely 60s photo we had on the wall of family friend Donald Campbell with people involved in his world land speed record.
The second image really works Andy, good work matey
@posiview Only just spotted this thread. Reading through it all now, I can see how this is developing. I actually like how some are dark, and some are not, because if this was a book for example, it could be varied in a way that make it become visual punctuation... like commas in a sentence to pace the reading of the book.
Be careful you don't crop back into pictorial mode though. Most have an abstraction about them but those last few are starting to become quite ordinary as landscapes... minimal landscapes I grant you... but a bit of a departure from the previous pages.
If you start to edit... some of them work really well together.
The more normal landscape shots don't seem to fit in so well. I think you need to choose weather really carefully... really detail-less skies, and think of your processing. Normally we try to avoid white, detail less skies.. I think you need to fight that compulsion a little here and see what you can come up with.
How have I missed this Andy !
I love the concept ....it would be difficult to choose a favourite as they are all excellent, but the cup, the white flower, the tulip and the steps really stand out for me, oh and the Majorca ones ....I did say I shouldn't try to choose I wondered what the tulip one would look like with the black and white reversed.
Looking forward to seeing lots more ....these would make a great book, I hope you'll do something with them at the end.
I really like the first one ... FG detail without really knowing where the horizon might be.
Andy, I hadn't seen this before. I think it's a wonderful project. I really like the first few, particularly the grasses in the snow (I realise that's a long time back). When I looked at the one with clouds, it didn't feel like part of the same idea... after the red umbrella idea, I visualised a crop with just a tiny fragment of tree branch at the bottom. You came up with a different solution that works, too.
Of these last three, I think I prefer the first for its simplicity and anonymity. With the other two, I'm struggling to decode the spit of land to the right, whereas the first is perhaps calmer. I do think monochrome (not necessarily black and white) suits this project (taking colour out is another step towards minimalism, I guess... and with digital you really are taking the colour out). So for example, I thought the mono tulip worked better, although I'm not often a fan of mono flowers. Coming back to these, the more de-saturated colours of the third and particularly the second might work better on the first. Maybe it would fade to nothing... but that's pretty much where you started in January, and they're brilliant.
Framing is clearly an issue... the flickr versions do indeed work better than on TP.
It's a great project, I really like it. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Hi Andy ....hard to choose a favourite as they each have their own merit ...I love your comment about the pirate ship ....very appropriate.
I think I'd go for the first one as I like the composition of the 50/50 split, it captures the mysterious misty feel really well with the gradual fade from the right hand corner. Great topic [emoji4] looking forward to seeing some more.
Hi Andy ....good to see some more additions to your project, yes, they are definitely much better viewed on Flickr without any added distractions.
I couldn't work out what the first one was ...at first glance I thought a leaf but it's obviously not...I really like number three, I think the colour against the chrome works well ...I would though be tempted to turn it and have it coming into the picture from the bottom left. My favourite is the fourth one as generally speaking I think this subject lends itself best to pure black and white and it works perfectly on that one.
I love this idea ...maybe we'll get 'minimal' one week in the 52's ...have we had that one I can't remember, if not it would make a very interesting challenge.
Wonderful series, inspirational
Hi Andy
Really liking 32
But not too sure on the others, they seem erm... like full on processed, oddly cropped/offset compositional parts of objects, rather than a feint object blending into a background, but maybe that's just my preference of your images
Hopefully this stays ticking along occasionally as it would be a shame
Zebra crossings sounds interesting
The second misty one is more on target for minimal if you ask me. These last 6 seem to be a bit different, maybe higher contrast a bit more recognisable and less abstract or less impressionist? to your starting images and I wonder if you will embrace or reject them as time goes on?
It's good to see you are still working at it, and it's bold of you to share, keep it up.
Nice one Andy, and the explanation above is not that weird, you are amongst friends here... I think this ties in nicely with your other images and I like that there is variety, clearly you are "finding" your way and it is a joy to observe your process. In short, Keep it up buddy, you're doing a great job.
It is a bit mind boggling thinking the water is in two places on the same photo - but fully understand what you are saying, I'm with you on the interpretation too
Nice one. For me one of the best so far.
we were at the Hepworth Wakefield Gallery today. They had a load of plain white plaster casts of sculptures and I thought "they look minimal like they belong Andy's project". Photography is allowed!
I once nailed several suits (including one of my brothers) to one of the walls where I lived then plastered over them and the whole wall. Looked great
Ok, so now I'm scared of you!
Actually that sounds great. Have you considered manufacturing any props for your project?
As fascinating as they are Andy, I feel these don't really say minimal to me.
I find the scene quite busy, sorry.
Fabulous shot Andy I love it, I agree with Iain if you could have isolated one or two of the posts it would be more minimal, but it's certainly one I could live with.
Other than the first upright's angle I'm really liking number 35 Andy, love the way the
steps appear to fade into a mist