About
A collection of monochrome images where the subject matter consists of botanicals in various states of decay, where they lay on or near the ground.
In the process of photographing flowers I gradually became aware of and drawn to the fascinating patterns formed by the decaying vegetation at the foot of where I was working.
As one who favors the impressionist/expressionist other-than-literal approach I chose to apply overt digital manipulations to create a finished product more in line with my sense of the scene rather than a strict photographic portrayal.
Works
The ruffled edge of an ornamental Kale.
Can't imagine why it's called a Staghorn Lichen.
To all the images I ever loved.
It's beyond me.
Ferns on the way.
Leaves in repose.
Just playing around.
Is there an objective proof for beauty?
I may have gotten a little carried away this time.
Where leaves have fallen.
At least let it be weird.
I feel great! How do I look?
Becoming dust. Leaves fulfilled.
I am the guy walking around with a camera staring at the ground.
???
I was taken by that little flourish of roots.
A collection of light, line, and holes.
Just what I like.
A peculiar sense of grace.
A form with delightful texture.
The shapes and the folds I took.
A leaf with a catchy phrase.
A mischievous collection of random details.
Some wild lines.
Hostas thinking they might be something else.
Hostas frolicking at the end of the season.
That thing in the center.
The play of a different drummer.
Curls and folds caught my eye.
Thinking of Minor White.
Perforations aplenty.
The esoteric pleasantries of the profoundly mundane.
Wood and leaves that didn't move.
A pattern of chaos.
Don't touch!
The least of the last.