These weren’t supposed to be black and white. We were at the Washington Park Arboretum for the cherry blossoms—soft pinks, warm light, the usual thing. Spring is a diva and she does the most.
But then I started noticing the shadows. The way light pooled in certain places. A branch catching just enough of it to look like it was glowing. The rest sinking into quiet.
So I shifted. Stripped the color. Let contrast do the talking.
Shot on my Fuji X-T4 with a few silly TTArtisan lenses. 50mm f0.95 and 35mm f0.95 at around f2.8, plus the Sirui Aurora 85mm at f4 when I needed more perspective. I also used my trusty Canon 5D MKII with a Pentax 645 200mm f4 adapted to EF mount. Some of the wide frames are stitched panoramas; I like how it slows the process down. Makes you look longer.
I’m fascinated by memory benches. More on that soon…
I’m not trying to make it more than it is. I just like what happens when you let things stay in shadow.
This isn’t really a series. It’s not an article. There’s no hidden secret to learn from me. You might not like the photos very much. That’s okay. I hope it made you feel something, even if you hate it. The more I see images that are generated aggregates of every other image, the more it makes me want to do something different. If you like the photos let me know. If you don’t, tell me what you think could be better with them.
I just like light. I like how it dances and lazes. It is everything.