Blog 21 12 10 Texture 2Copyrighted Digital Image

We know that the way surfaces absorb, reflect and transmit ambient light, gives us their colour, as they soak up some of the spectrum and project the rest. I am fascinated by the subtleties of colour, as generated by the innate properties of any subject I am trying to capture and as affected by the techniques I am applying to image it. That said, although such underlying colour generates the contrasts and tones in black and white imaging, subtracting it leaves space for a wonderful, alternative focus on texture and composition.

I was attracted by the textures of wood and rope within a strong compositional contrast formed by straight planks and snakelike curves. Summer sun in Greece is an endless gift to photography and allowed me to use ideal settings on otherwise rather basic digital equipment. The result maximised the grainy impact of the wood and overall sharpness of the shadows. I hope you like it too.

Settings

Camera: Nikon D70

Lens: AFS DX 18-70mm zoom Nikkor f/3.5 – 4.5 IF-ED

Focal Length: 29mm

Autofocus Area Mode: Single

Drive Mode: Single Shot

Aperture: f/14

Shutter Speed: 1/400

Exposure Mode: Auto

Exposure Compensation :  0.0 OEV

Metering: Pattern

ISO Sensitivity: 250

Hand Held

Place : Porto Heli, Peloponnese, Greece

Year: 2007