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Mysteries of the Common

The premise of this group is to showcase photographers work in the realm of creative interpretation of common items with little to no post-processing.

Featured Work

splash by Stuart Baxter

Canon Rebel XTI, 100, 1/800, f5.0
Full Moon by Hans Bax

In the evening of the 2nd of November, when I came home from Tango dancing, it was full moon. / I wanted to take a picture, and this was the result. / From our backyard, Gouda, Holland. - FEATURED in Mysteries of the Common 10 November 2009 not photoshopped / Camera: Canon Powershot SX1 IS
Two Bottles•Pouring Milk by Robert Meyer

Look again. No bottles. No Milk. Just a frosted glass stem with soft backlighting, contrasting the illusionary liquid with the non-existent solid. Featured in Mysteries of the Common November 2009 / /
Dripped Gold by Andrew Davoll

A single water trail running down the hull of an old baot hull. I have been working on making a series of abstract images from boats at a Maylands boatyard where old boats in dry dock are brought back to life.

Recent Work

Pink Jungle by Kathie Nichols

Metal Construction Bin, scratched paint and rust. Focal length 6.0-20mm. I have similar images to this one which are available now to be purchased and downloaded from my portfolio at Shutterstock. SHUTTERSTOCK PORTFOLIO / FOTOLIA PORTFOLIO / DREAMSTIME PORTFOLIO“ All of my photographs are now available to buy in gallery size prints, on paper or canvas* Please contact me directly for sizes and pricing! UrbanArt
Lighting by Munggo

Maldives
Umbrellas And Cycles Never Mix by David McMahon

Yesterday, as the long, record-breaking heatwave finally came to an end and rain eventually descended on this parched state, I happened to spot this unusual sight. A young woman (a total stranger, I must add) was bent over her tethered cycle, trying to unlock it with her left hand while sheltering herself from the rain with a colourful umbrella in her right. I knew I had to take the shot. And I knew I only had scant seconds in which to do so. Even though my Pentax is weather-sealed, I decided to quickly find a covered area for protection from the rain. There was one a few metres away, and I raced there, unhooked my camera bag, snatched my camera out of it, thanking my lucky stars that I had my long lens on, took off the lens cap and switched the camera on – just as the young woman unlocked her bike. Speed (on my part) was critical. There were passers-by in all directions. I opened up the lens fully, composed this very tight frame and fired off one shot. I was determined to let the umbrella and the cycle dominate the image, not the young woman’s face. I wanted this to be an unusual, but completely unposed shot. Apart from the colours and the total anonymity of the composition, I was also drawn to the many shapes – there are arcs of circles, as well as several striking rectangles in this image. As I took a second shot, a pedestrian walked in front of me. In all, I fired off four very quick shots, but this, the very first one, was closest to what I was trying to achieve. But the story doesn’t end there. As I walked to the car park, I wondered how on earth the cyclist would manage to ride away while holding the umbrella in her hand. In a few seconds, I had my answer … There she was, several metres away, not riding the bike, but wheeling it so that she could protect herself from the rain with that colourful umbrella that had caught my eye in the first place. Maybe one day she’ll see this image and smile at the memory ….. I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K200D, using a Sigma 70-300mm lens. F5, 1/60 sec, ISO 800, focal length 300mm. 120-1245
firey by vampvamp

one of my all time fav movies is LABYRINTH… / this is my abstract of one of the ‘firey gang’. :)
Feed Me by ElyseFradkin

At an outdoor cafe, there were so many birds (swallows, I think), so used to being around people that they were unusually still. This one hopped right up on a chair. / Canon EOS Xsi
golden touch by Stuart Baxter

5 exp HDR processed in Photomatix
EOL by hynek

An old water tap in Cadca, Slovakia.

About This Group

The premise of this group is to showcase photographers work in the realm of creative interpretation of common items. This can be anything from an ambiguous macro to a conglomeration of lighting and traditional methods of processing making a common item into an uncommon masterpiece.

Remember, traditional processing methods apply…..any excessive digital manipulation will be removed. (if you could do it with film, you can do it here)

The work itself does not necessarily have to be ‘abstract’’; just a very insightful way of looking at something we would see in everyday life. If the work does not fit this criteria, it may be removed with an explanation as to why it was removed.

For the writers – creative works and interpretations are always welcome here as well. Thanks and good luck!!!

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