chiaroscuro – manylaughs

Chiaroscuro leaf

Macro: Chiaroscuro leaf

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 manylaughs chiaroscuro, leaf

Mostly, I just wanted to use the word chiaroscuro. This is a very fortunate capture of a leaf caught between

Solitary bud against the darkness

Getting close: Solitary bud against the dark

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 manylaughs chiaroscuro, closeup, dark

I can’t entirely define why I like darkness. It might just be that a little light in the dark can

Light: Crane in alley

October 5, 2018 manylaughs alley, alleyway, chiaroscuro, crane, dark, darkness, heavy, light, machinery, manylaughs, photography

I admit, was more about patterns than light, so I thought I’d wrap up the week we a photo that’s

Light: Two rum bottles and a glass

October 1, 2018 manylaughs Caravaggio, chiaroscuro, dark, darkness, Edward Weston, glass, light, manyalughs, photography, rum

Chiaroscuro is the interplay of light and darkness. Usually, this interplay is pronounced, so there’s high contrast between the dark

More dog noir: The walk under the bridge

July 20, 2018 manylaughs black and white, chiaroscuro, manylaughs, monochrome, monotone, noir, Olympus, photo, photograph, photography

I love the light in this one, how the darkness frames the light.

Going noir: Night work with alert dog

July 17, 2018 manylaughs b&w, black and white, chiaroscuro, dark, monochrome, monotone, noir, ominous, photography, suspenseful

I love taking a photo that feels very different than what you might see with your eyes. There are lots