{"id":3798,"date":"2020-06-05T09:22:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T21:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abstractedreality.com\/?p=3798"},"modified":"2023-02-11T14:18:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T01:18:59","slug":"evolutionary-viewpoint-thing-leads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abstractedreality.com\/evolutionary-viewpoint-thing-leads\/","title":{"rendered":"An Evolutionary Viewpoint – One thing leads to another…"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the saying goes, \u201cone thing leads to another\u201d. I find this very true when it comes to my photography. Playing with an object will often stimulate new ideas for how I can present it, or use it differently in conjunction with other items. Sometimes, these pairings are not what you\u2019d usually expect, but often they\u2019re the ones which produce the most challenging photo shoots and satisfying results.<\/p>\n

\u2018One thing leads to another\u2019 is the second blog post in the \u2018An Evolutionary Viewpoint\u2019 sequence and explores the mischief I got up to with one of my most photogenic glass vases.<\/p>\n

The Vase<\/h3>\n

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Lots of bright colours and triangular shapes \u2013 what more could I ask for?<\/p>\n

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Wanting to bring out these two features, I used strong back light (in this case, the sunlight on my deck) to highlight and intensify the colours.<\/p>\n

\"'Glass
‘Glass Triangles’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The final result was \u2018Glass Triangles\u2019 with its plentiful intermingling of colour and geometric shapes.<\/p>\n

The Vase and a Mushroom<\/h3>\n

Not content to finish there, the next installment of the adventure was to hunt for an item which I could use with the vase somehow.<\/p>\n

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I found this glass mushroom, the largest in a set of three which adorn the bookcase in our lounge. As I looked closer, I became rather intrigued by the little air bubble on the right-hand side.<\/p>\n

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I decided to place the vase beside the mushroom and discovered how well the colours were being reflected and distorted around the air bubble.<\/p>\n

\"'Birth<\/a>
‘Birth of Colour’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I grabbed my macro lens and dived in very close. The end result turned into a real flight of fancy with the colours ebbing and flowing as if they were born in some cosmic soup. \u2018Birth of Colour\u2019 miraculously came into being.<\/p>\n

The Vase and a Prism<\/h3>\n

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My next thought was to try the vase with a little triangular glass prism. I felt using strong back light would be the best way to help bring out the intensity of the colours, so I did all of this work right by my window.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s an example of one of my \u2018proof of concept\u2019 shots \u2013 I do these from time to time just to see if a project is worth persevering with. I wanted to check how well the colours would be picked up in the prism and how well I could utilise the geometric shapes. Obviously, this shot is very busy with a distracting background and a somewhat random array of colours \u2013 but as an idea I felt it could work.<\/p>\n

\"'Imprismed'
‘Imprismed’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, for \u2018Imprismed\u2019, I simplified the structural elements by getting in even closer, focused on a diamond shape and made the colour palette more homogeneous.<\/p>\n

Prism Take 2<\/h3>\n
\"'Swirl'
‘Swirl’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Feeling the urge to try something different with the prism, I chose to experiment with a few movement shots. I had the prism hanging in front of a dark piece of card and the light was catching the little, coloured, plastic beads strung above the prism itself. So, those are the coloured lines in the top half of the picture, while the prism constitutes the more disembodied, amorphous swirls in the bottom half.<\/p>\n

One More Step<\/h3>\n

Ultimately, I was very happy with the journey I embarked upon with my triangular glass vase. However, there was one more step further down the line \u2013 a re-imagining of \u2018Glass Triangles\u2019 into a triptych format. The story continues with \u2018Prismatic<\/a>\u2019\u2026<\/p>\n

\"'Prismatic'<\/a>
‘Prismatic’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

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