Walking through the tunnel

We have a camera club competition with the theme of "minimalism".

I took this photo of Jane walking under the archway / tunnel of Trent Bridge, Nottingham.

Does this fit the "minimalism" theme? I'm wondering if it's too busy with all the details in the brickwork.

I shot this with camera in one hand and Elsie our whippet in the other hand

[Beryl Lloyd]

A great pov and shot , but personally I would not term it as minimalistic - as you pointed out - very busy with all the brickwork !

[Rob Z]

I love your image Phil, but I'm afraid I have to agree with you and Beryl in that it does have a lot of detail. Could you darken the walls and roof to just leave the walkway and end scene as highlights? Just a thought...

[Judith Johnson]

It's a great shot, but I really have no idea about what constitutes minimalism

[Corinne C]

It's a great pic. I'd think that it works for minimalism as there is only one subject in one rather simple environment and the leading lines help to focus directly on the subject. Having said that I'm not a specialist :-)

I just look at the definition of a minimalist image and a lot of patterns disqualify an image from being minimalist. Sorry!

[Zilli]

Wonderful shot! The wise one who does not know says, I don't know :) :)

[Renee Salamon]

I like the shot, but also don't feel it's minimalist. But with some editing, maybe ....

[Philippa R]

It's a lovely pov and I can't make up my mind if it's minimalist or not, I can see it as either! Nice photo though, regardless

[Peter Dulis]

Nice POV

[Mags]

I like it - a lot! Fits my life these days. =)

[LManning (Laura)]

It’s an awesome image, but doesn’t fit my interpretation of minimalism either. The detail in the bricks is a big part, but also the clear and detailed scene at the end of the tunnel.

[KWind]

Super POV!

[Christina]

Love the shot but doesn't feel like minimalism to me.

[Casablanca]

Interesting, a nice shot but to make it minimal, I think you would need to pull up the black and push up the exposure to lost most of the brick detail.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful shot. I like the leading lines of the brickwork and the dof. Not sure it could pass for minimalism.

[Wendy]

Tunnel of loveliness . Thank you for the follow.

[Phil Howcroft]

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Thanks everyone, I was trying to convince myself that this was minimalist, but as most have confirmed it doesn't really tick that minimalist box

[Granagringa]

wonderful leading line and I like how that water spot on the lower right adds balance...very subtle.

[Issi Bannerman]

Great photo - but I see you've pretty much come to the same conclusion as me - not quite minimalist, but close!

[Carole Sandford]

It’s a great photo Phil, but I have to agree with you & others. I wouldn’t say it was minimalist, too much detail. Minimalist often involves negative space.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

It's a really pleasing capture but I agree there's too many elements to the image to qualify for minimalism.
The textures in the walls are interesting to view, though and that's a fine set of strong lead-in lines; b&w was definitely the way to go, imo.

[Sylvia du Toit]

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