The photo shows part of a boulder in the ground about a metre in size. Photographing a close-up creates beautiful abstract compositions. The colours are in the stone; the black dots are from vegetation.
The photo was taken in the central part of Finland, east of Oulu on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, and south of Pudasjärvi.
Landscapes and townscapes are my favourite subjects. I search for beauty in the image; that can come from any of the compositional elements such as lines, shapes, rhythms, light/dark, colour combinations. For me a photograph is successful, when I can hang it on the wall.. Read more…