This week, Patti (P.A. Moed) leads the Empty Spaces theme, She reminds us, “It highlights and defines the subject, creates a more dramatic scene, and can convey a mood to your viewers”.
Empty golf course in the morning at the Pebble Beach:
Empty space at the museum gets the viewers to focus on art collections, Seattle Art Museum:
The simplicity in a Zen garden uses empty space to creates visual harmony and peacefulness:
Soft light, lines, and shadows provides a different effect in an empty space, San Francisco:
Miho Museum is situated in a valley. It was designed by IM Pei. It is not so grand like many other museums, but he uses empty spaces to bring the nature and lights into the building.
Empty space can highlights and defines the subject. As you see, these two fall leaves are my subject:
Patti encourages us to add the empty space feature to your photo — “highlights and defines the subject, creates a more dramatic scene, and can convey a mood to your viewers”. Be sure to visit her beautiful post and join us. Make a link to Patti’s site and tag Lens-Artists. Many thanks to James for his Looking Up and theme last week. I’ve learned from James and all of you about utilizing this technique to make photos more interesting.
Next week, I will host LAPC #278. The theme is “Unique”. See you soon.
A great collection Amy. Here I like your black and white photos the best, but they are all excellent and fit very well with this week’s theme. Love the two fall leaves in the end!!
Looking forward to interpreting your challenging theme “Unique”. There are quite a few that are just that, unique.
I really like how you show the empty space in all three of the museum shots but you know my favorite is of course the Pebble Beach shot…well done Amy 🙂
Beautiful images, Amy. The lines, shadows and light along with the woman walking creates such interest. It prompts, so many questions in addition to being a pleasant photo to linger over. And there is not doubt I would love the Miho museum. Such a nice collection.
Thank you, Donna! So glad you like the lines, shadows… image, it took me a while to get this shot. I think it looks a little better in BW. The Miho Museum has a small collection, but the architecture is unique. In order to preserve the nature, IM Pei decided to replant over 7,000 trees back to the ground after they completed the building.
Hi, Amy. I love your collection. I’m especially drawn to your architectural images. The Pei building looks amazing. You’ve really picked wonderful images for the challenge. 🙂
Thank you for this wonderful theme, Patti! It took me a while to put these images together. I even changed a couple of image the last minute. 🙂 Glad you approve it.
I love your opener, Amy, such a wonderful photo. All your photos are fantastic but the ones with people drawn me more. There’s a sense of emptiness because the are there, which is an interesting thing to manage.
I really like the leaves, especially the one on the left. Perhaps because they seem to highlight the upcoming winter and the bare branches of trees and bushes, a single leaf always gives a feeling of emptiness to me. I think that black and white can emphasize the empty feeling and I liked those as well. When I say that, I always feel I should say that I liked them all, which I did, but those stood out to me. 🙂 Well done as always.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment, Janet! I was surprised by the leaf capture on the left. The one on the right was a quick clicked with my iPhone after I got off my car, I thought I could do a watercolor painting for this leaf. 🙂 I’m glad you like these BnW images.
Your photography is so beautiful, Amy! The leaves are glorious and I don’t play golf but I’d be happy to stroll on that golf course. Love the Miho shot too.
Amy, what lovely and powerful examples you shared to illustrate empty spaces. The San Francisco Zen garden image was peaceful and relived the time I was there. Your parting shots with the leaves was sublime. Great post and photos!
Your photos convey a sense of calm, Amy. I really liked the one of a Zen garden.
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Thanks, so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
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A great collection Amy. Here I like your black and white photos the best, but they are all excellent and fit very well with this week’s theme. Love the two fall leaves in the end!!
Looking forward to interpreting your challenging theme “Unique”. There are quite a few that are just that, unique.
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Thank you for your compliment, Anita! So glad I had a chance to share these images with you. 🙂
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Tranquillity abounds in your post, Amy 👏 A most relaxing read 😌
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Thank you for taking time to view and comment!
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Beautiful, beautiful, Amy. Love the golf course and the Miho museum especially – but they all send out tranquility. Wooden structures are calming.
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Thank you for liking these photos, AC! Glad to hear your comment, as always.
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Love your gallery images!
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Thank you!
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Beautiful spaces – love the leaves!!
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Thank you, Nora!
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I love all these photos Amy, and the Miho Museum creates such a calming atmosphere, it has to be my favorite.
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Thank you, Lindy! The architecture of the Miho Museum is different and special.
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I really like how you show the empty space in all three of the museum shots but you know my favorite is of course the Pebble Beach shot…well done Amy 🙂
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Thank you! The pebble beach shot is for you, Andy! 🙂
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Such an impressive selection of photos for this challenge Amy!
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Thank you, Anne!
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Beautiful images, Amy. The lines, shadows and light along with the woman walking creates such interest. It prompts, so many questions in addition to being a pleasant photo to linger over. And there is not doubt I would love the Miho museum. Such a nice collection.
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Thank you, Donna! So glad you like the lines, shadows… image, it took me a while to get this shot. I think it looks a little better in BW. The Miho Museum has a small collection, but the architecture is unique. In order to preserve the nature, IM Pei decided to replant over 7,000 trees back to the ground after they completed the building.
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Yes! I would definitely love it.
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Hi, Amy. I love your collection. I’m especially drawn to your architectural images. The Pei building looks amazing. You’ve really picked wonderful images for the challenge. 🙂
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Thank you for this wonderful theme, Patti! It took me a while to put these images together. I even changed a couple of image the last minute. 🙂 Glad you approve it.
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I changed some images at the last minute, too!! 🙂 🙂
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I love your opener, Amy, such a wonderful photo. All your photos are fantastic but the ones with people drawn me more. There’s a sense of emptiness because the are there, which is an interesting thing to manage.
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Thank you, Sofia! I, too, like the blue hour capture of the opener, which I don’t get to see often at all. Glad you like the images with people.
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love the perspective in all of your photos
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Thank you for your comment. 🙂
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Such beautiful empty spaces!
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Thank you for liking these. 🙂
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Such beautiful spaciousness, Amy. I love the way the photos make me feel. Open!
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Thank you, Debra! You’re right, giving open feeling is about this empty space technique. I didn’t think about it. 🙂
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I really like the leaves, especially the one on the left. Perhaps because they seem to highlight the upcoming winter and the bare branches of trees and bushes, a single leaf always gives a feeling of emptiness to me. I think that black and white can emphasize the empty feeling and I liked those as well. When I say that, I always feel I should say that I liked them all, which I did, but those stood out to me. 🙂 Well done as always.
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Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment, Janet! I was surprised by the leaf capture on the left. The one on the right was a quick clicked with my iPhone after I got off my car, I thought I could do a watercolor painting for this leaf. 🙂 I’m glad you like these BnW images.
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I like the San Francisco colonnade best amongst all the other wonderful views especially the galleries 🙂
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Thank you, Brian! I’m encouraged by your comment. 🙂 I waited a while to get this SF colonnade capture.
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Photographers wait times can be frustrating or quick there’s the opportunity.
This one was worth the wait 🙂
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Appreciate your comment.
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Your photography is so beautiful, Amy! The leaves are glorious and I don’t play golf but I’d be happy to stroll on that golf course. Love the Miho shot too.
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Thank you, Jo! I don’t what is like to play golf there. 😊
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I don’t play it anywhere, Amy, so it doesn’t matter.
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Amy, what lovely and powerful examples you shared to illustrate empty spaces. The San Francisco Zen garden image was peaceful and relived the time I was there. Your parting shots with the leaves was sublime. Great post and photos!
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I appreciate your thoughtful comment, means a lot to me. 💖
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Lovely choices Amy, the window view is my favorite, it is so lovely. also you have used the leading lines beautifully to show space
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Thank you, Ritva! ‘This window view is my favorite. 🙂
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Lovely choices as always Amy – my favorite of the set is the San Francisco empty space but all are wonderful.
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Thank you Tina! It took me a while to choose this set. Glad you approved it.
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Your empty spaces are beautiful places, Amy!
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So glad to hear your comment, Sandy! 🙏
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My pleasure.
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Great post. My favourites are taken in Seattle Art Museum.
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Thank you, Margaret! Glad you enjoyed these. 💖
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Great post Amy! I loved the simplicity of all your images. Wonderful!
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Thank you for your thoughtful comment, Anne!
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Great selections Amy. I like ’em!
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Thank you, John! Glad you enjoy them.
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Wonderful photos this week. I love the fallen leaves, especially the floating one
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Thank you, IJ! So glad I had a chance to share these with you.
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Great examples Amy 🙂 My favourites are the B&W shot from San Francisco and the leaf in a puddle.
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Thank you, Sarah! The BW from SF is my favorite. 🙂
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