Weekly Challenge #118 – Minimalism

The challenge explained:
Minimalism is art that emphasizes simplification of form, as by the use of basic shapes and monochromatic palettes of colours, objectivity, and anonymity of style. I have been exploring minimalism when I can in my photos and trying to recognise which subjects benefit from this perspective. There are various interpretations of minimalism so I will be looking for photos that show a subject in basic form, yet still has an impact and/or is aesthetically pleasing.

Challenge Starts:
Now!

Challenge Ends:
Tuesday, Dec. 1st @ 11:59pm EST

Results:
Wednesday, Dec. 2nd

The fine print....
1. Post ONE photo (max 1000x1000).
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme.
3. Post your single picture in this thread, and explain what motivated you to take the picture and/or how you feel it represents the weekly theme
4. The challenge is interactive. Any response is welcome.
5. The judge will pick the WINNERS and chose 1 of them to be the judge for the next week.
6. This challenge runs for 7 days plus a day for the judge to choose the winners.
7. Any Pentax camera will do or a Samsung DSLR.
8. Pictures can be from any time frame, not just within the week of the current theme.

Previous Challenge Subjects:
1-Statues, 2-Wheels, 3-Speed, 4-Peace, 5-Survival, 6-Macro, 7-Mountains, 8-Children, 9-Post Processing, 10- Windows & Doors, 11-Sport, 12-Urban Landscape, 13-Wisdom, 14-Power, 15-Music, 16-Pathways, 17-Lines, 18-Storm, 19-Boats, 20-Water, 21 - Golden Hour, 22 - Natural Lighting, Portraits, 23-Motion Blur, 24-Simplicity, 25-Color, 26-Cars, 27-Repetition, 28-Wildlife, 29-Epiphany, 30-Contrast, 31-Pets, 32-Landscapes, 33-Coastal, 34-Churches, 35-Bridges, 36-Creation, 37-Still Life: Food, 38-At the Zoo, 39-Wide Aperture, 40-Merry Christmas, 41- Sunsets, 42-Action, 43-Fireworks, 44-Manipulated Light Portraits, 45- Advertising/Product Shot, 46- B&W Street Shooting, people/buildings, 47-Vanishing Point, 48-Reflection, 49-Tranquility, 50-Expressions, 51-S Curve, 52-Hands, 53-Shadows, 54-Your Favorite Beverage, 55-Barriers, 56-Perspective, 57-Night Scenes, 58-Zen-like...Water and Stone 59-Modern architecture, 60-Sunrises, 61-Red, 62-Action on water, 63-Bodies in Motion, 64-Ruins, 65-Blue and green, 66-Iridescence, 67-Anthropomorpha, 68–Sound, 69-Backlight, 70-Group Shot, 71-Railway Scenes, 72-Technology, 73-Color on Color, 74-History, 75-Autumn/Harvest 76-working men and women, 77-Silhouettes, 78 Stranger Portrait, 79-Transportation, 80 - Lonely, 81 - Holidays, 82 - Toys 'n Games, 83 - Machines, 84 - Ice, 85 - Cats, 86 - Stories, 87 - Cultures, 88 - Absence, 89 - Weather, 90 - Old roads, 91 - The River, 92 - The Seventies, 93 - Beautiful Bokeh, 94 - Balance, 95 - Crop a miniature landscape, 96 - Opposing gravity, 97- Feet, 98 - Sacred Grounds, 99 - Extraordinarily Ordinary, 100-added textures, 101-still life, 102-bicycles, 103 - Broken, 104- Flowers (B&W), 105 Backlighting, 106-Water. 107-Wind, 108-Parent/Child candids, 109-Passion, 110-Events, 111-Streets, 112-The Aged, 113-Fire and Heat, 114-Nature vs. Culture, 115 - Letters or Numbers, 116 - Self-Portrait, 117 - The Tree, 118 - Minimalism

[Plankton]

Took this one today, perfect for the challenge me thinks.

[Ash]

Great topic - wish I had an opportunity to shoot one to suit the topic this week.
Nice clear subject plankton. Well done.
Here's mine from my archives:

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Last edited by Damn Brit; 12-27-2009 at 12:13 AM.

[bbluesman]

Cool thread-I shot this because it said something to me minimally,geometrically and with rust.

[Eaglerapids]

Great challenge Light_Horseman, here's my entry.

[wllm]

[bbluesman]

Was that red? like that nicely done.

[mel]

Here's mine. Shot inside an empty exhibit room at the National Building Museum yesterday in Washington DC, converted to BW, noise added in photoshop.

[jheu02]

Here's my entry. Had taken a couple other shots, but then I had the idea to use the selective filter feature in the K20. I liked the way the red popped, yet everything else is subdued. Hope you like it too.

[Stratman]

S-M-C Tak 200mm F4 with extension tubes..

[smf]

This was captured with a K100D, handheld, while awaiting the start of a photo class at a downtown camera shop last year.

[NaClH2O]

Here is my interpretation of the theme. Back lit Cosmos. Taken a while ago. DS, FA 50mm 1/250 @ 6.7


NaCl(I'm not much of a one for minimalism)H2O

[jezza323]

my entry

[ohce]

The wall of the Forbidden City, Beijing. Took the image when I back to China in May.