Three Lamps Three Birds

Minimalism as Less Elements

Photo By © Prakash Ghai

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A Black and White Minimal Art Photograph of a Three Lamps and Three Birds, shot at a beautiful evening near Statue Circle, Jaipur.

This was captured today evening, while I was on my way to Curious Life Cafe. I stopped at Statue Circle as I noticed that it was getting dark and the lights were just getting turned on. 

The lights attracted me and I stopped at the circle holding the camera in my hand, waiting for birds to enter my frame. 

After about 6-7 minutes of wait, a few birds flew across my frame :)

Also, I kept some distance from the Street Lamps intentionally, as I wanted to show some distance in the frame, primarily in an attempt to make them look small.

And, I kept the image on the darker side during editing as I wanted the lights to stand out. 

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 100 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/10
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-2000
  
  
• Focal Length: 100 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

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Lookup Minimalism At Jawahar Kala Kendra

Minimalism as Less Elements

Photo By © Prakash Ghai

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A Black and White Look up Minimal Art Photograph of the Architecture at Jawahar Kala Kendra/ JKK Jaipur, shot with Canon EOS 6D Mark II full frame Camera.

I Mostly do not shoot Minimalism at Wide-Angle, but this time I tried, and for once the results are pretty OK. 

I was on the 24-105 mm Lens and this frame was captured looking straight up, exactly at 24 mm. 
It was peak afternoon and what I liked here was Light and shadows, and the fact that I could make the frame look a bit symmetric. 

The elements were near perfect. Two Water outlets, one having a long shadow. Then some Lines and then a Rectangle right in the center. 

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 24-105 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/11
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-100
  
  
• Focal Length: 24 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

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Old Plastic Mesh Chair

Minimalism as Less Elements

Photo By © Prakash Ghai
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A Black and White Minimalist Photograph of an Old Plastic Mesh Chair found at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, India.  

This Shot was captured near Art Gallery 1 at JKK. A security guard usually sits at the chair right in front of its entrance gate. When I was shooting, the guard had gone for a stroll.

As you can see in the photograph, the Wall has been used as foreground and that is the Negative Space(very basic Minimalist Photography technique.) here as well.

To keep the wall and the elements on it in focus, I used a pretty high Aperture value i.e F/18.

By keeping the wall in the foreground and by cornering the Old Plastic Mesh Chair, I visually increased  the focus on it.

Also, I captured the photograph from a distance, so as to show the size of the Chair small relative to the frame. 

That is pretty much about this Minimalist Photograph and the composition in a few words. If you have any queries about it, send me an email.  I don't promise to answer back all of the e-mails but I will surely try my best. 

The EXIF Data of the Photo is as follows:

• Camera Model: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  
  
• Lens: Canon 50 mm Prime Lens
  
  
• F-stop: f/18
  
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec.
  
  
• ISO speed: ISO-3200
  
  
• Focal Length: 50 mm
  
  
• Metering mode: Spot
  
  
• Exposure program: Manual
  
  

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Synchronized Geometry

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

 

Black and White Minimalist Photography By © Prakash Ghai

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Black and White Minimalist Photograph of the Zigzag geometric side rails of a staircase at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur

I have titled this as Synchronized Geometry and the name came naturally the moment I saw what was in front of me.

Most people walk past staircase railings without a second glance. A railing is generally supposed to be functional and not decorative. It is supposed to be a flat diagonal line running alongside the steps. But the railings at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur are different.

Here the stone slabs are placed at varying heights instead of following a continuous slope, and that creates a stepped zigzag pattern that repeats itself all the way up the staircase. That repetition is what caught my eye and motivated me to capture this black and white minimalist photograph.

More on the Minimalistic Composition

The photo falls under the Minimalism Category: Minimalism as Simple Geometry. Simple geometry is quite evident here.

I captured this photograph from the side deliberately. Standing in front of the railing would have flattened everything into a single zigzag. Shooting from the side gave me two railings in the same frame, one closer and one further away. 

The closer railing has fewer repetitions. The one behind it has more. That contrast between the two is what gives the photograph some depth and rhythm and creates a unique point of interest.

The shadows between the steps and the slight texture on the concrete surface also adds dimension to the photograph.

Jawahar Kala Kendra is full of frames like this if you slow down enough to notice them. The architecture there was designed by Charles Correa, and geometry is built into the DNA of the entire building. It is one of my favourite places to shoot minimalist photography in Jaipur.

Another Shot of the same subject from a different angle:

• Side Rail Zig Zag Pattern

Father and Son

Minimalism as Simple Geometry

The thick long bar on the top can be interpreted as an elongated rectangle. That rectangle represents father here. He lived a very long life, fought hard for his bread and has grown very old now. With age comes lack of enthusiasm and therefore he has turned very dull and boring. The son, or the rectangle just below the elongated one, on the other hand is young and vibrant. He has a long life ahead of him full of opportunities. His father has always supported his dreams and therefore you see the closeness between the two geometric elements. We can say the closeness represents love in the relationship.
To compose, I was on the 55-250mm Canon zoom lens. This was shot from a distance at the bani park circle, Jaipur.  Shot was taken around 4 pm in the evening. They highlight of the shot is the reflection of the trees in the smaller rectangle and that precisely, was the primary motivation to take the shot.

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