Black and White Book Club 10

This week the book club is looking at different elements of visual design used in photography: shape, tone, volume & form, and texture. I haven't read the book yet, but I decided to start out with texture even though I'm not sure if I'll stick with it for the entire week. As I thought about texture this morning, the first word that popped into my head was "rough", which made me think about emery boards. I was hoping for a rougher "feel" to this shot, but I'm still pleased with the way it came out.

[Kerri]

Great lines

[Frank Hymus]

Works really nicely. The lines especially.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!
@frankhymus Thank you Frank!

[Dawn Swingle]

I really like this, I had no clue what it was until I read your description!

[DonHoupt]

Very nice close-up, Ann. I love the contrasts and artful focus. How do you think it would look flipped 90 degrees in either direction, with a bit of a dark vignette?

[Sally Ings]

Great lines. I like that you've flipped that one to give a solid contrast

[Lisa Stein]

Great entry for the book club. I like the lines and contrasts.

[alia_801]

This is awesome! I love everything about it :)

[Dione Giorgio]

Lovely shot and lines.

[Paula]

Great capture and great lines!

[Allison Williams]

Great set of patterns and lines.

[Rick Schies]

Nice lines and a mix of tones

[Daisy Miller]

Great lines, textures and tones.

[Diane]

Interesting. I'm struck by both texture and lines.

[Laura]

Great image.

[Taffy]

Love the leading lines.

[Bev]

Nice shot, Ann! Love the black and white. Great textures and lines. Well done :)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@rangerxenos Thanks Dawn!
@donhoupt Thanks Don! I like that idea and I'm going to try it in my second album!
@salza Thanks Sally! You should have seen me trying to figure out which one should be turned- and then turning it. With all the scratchy surfaces none of them wanted to cooperate!
@pflaume Thank you Lisa!
@alia_801 Thank you Alia! And thank you so much for the fav!
@sangwann Thank you Dione!
@paulavdmerwe Thank you Paula!
@allie912 Thank you Allison!
@digitalrn Thank you Rick!
@daisymiller Thank you Daisy!
@eudora Thanks Diane!
@la_photographic Thanks Laura!
@taffy Thanks Taffy!
@prttblues Thank you Bev!

Thanks to all! This one was fun to conceive and then to shoot.

[Colleen]

Cool layers!

[Sharon]

Well done!

[Katie]

Cool idea! Did you try any shots with a narrow aperture to get more of them in focus? I'm wondering if that might have helped with the 'rough' feel.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@httpgeffed Thanks Colleen!
@twinsplusone Thanks Sharon!
@archaeofrog Thanks Katie! I'm not sure I can adjust the aperture on my point and shoot. I'll have to read the manual. But I ended up happy with it this way.