Not my idea, not my key ...  by vera365

Not my idea, not my key ...

Nasty rain all day, the kind that really makes you wet. So... I was searching for the indoor photo inspiration. I recently read a little article on "What to photograph when there is nothing to photograph", and... for the lack of imagination and for the presence of an orange wall in the apartment.... decided to recreate an image from there. It was harder than I thought :). Unfortunately, my wall is lacking the texture that keeps the interest in the original photo, but nonetheless. The original article (alas, in Russian, but the pictures are inspiring for rainy days) is here: http://prophotos.ru/inspiration/16530-chto-fotografirovat-kogda-nechego-fotografirovat
great picture i really like the colors
February 27th, 2015  
Looks like a good rainy day project. Love the orange. And the key!
February 27th, 2015  
Well I think it works, love the vibrancy of the colour and the simplicity of the subject. Cool shot!
February 27th, 2015  
Orange is really warming , I have been messing with an orange filter my self this week, A key always tells a story, So well done . Interesting link I love the great escape.
February 27th, 2015  
I like it! And orange is a great color to help bounce those rainy day blahs!
February 27th, 2015  
Like the orange and keys hold so many mysteries.
February 27th, 2015  
Love the key and the simplicity of the shot. Sounds like an article we should all read. Fav.
February 27th, 2015  
Such a simple shot yet beautiful to look at. You did well.
February 27th, 2015  
Thank you for sharing the link, some great images from simple subjects. We all see and take the the same same subject differently. With your key, I would have been tempted to get in much closer and shoot in portrait mode, and maybe use a torch or other light source to give the key a shadow and increase the modeling on the wall, (I do hope you do not mind my opinion.
February 27th, 2015  
Simple, cool shot...great use of negative space
February 27th, 2015  
simple but effective
February 27th, 2015  
Jen
Love this one, Vera! Fav
February 27th, 2015  
So simple, but so lovely. Fav
February 27th, 2015  
I absolutely love it ! FAV
February 27th, 2015  
What a wonderful key!
February 28th, 2015  
The simplicity at its best.
February 28th, 2015  
Thanks for the link. I think you did a good job. Isn't it crazy, how some days there are too many pictures and some days we feel so uninspired and the world has nothing left to offer?
February 28th, 2015  
Wonderful, simple shot... the orange color is really great. Thanks for the link, too... some really great ideas in there.
February 28th, 2015  
Vera, you did a great job with this! And thank you for that link. Such creative and inspiring photos there.
February 28th, 2015  
Thank you all for your comments and favs! I am glad some of you liked the link - I found it encouraging to see what's possible on the days like this one.

Ute, you are completely right - there are just some days that produce nothing! And it's hard to find something inside to photograph that would look nice and uncluttered, at least in my house with two kids :) I took a couple of pics during/inbetween driving my kids to all they places they needed to go today, but those were just uninspiring. And my goal was to take a picture a day for posting, so, experimenting with the key (by the way - from the attic stuff!) was the only thing I had time for.

Bob, you are also absolutely right - there was no sun today, no shadows, and only I took the picture and was posting it, I realise that a shadow would add more interest to it, but ... unfortunately, I was out of the "photo-time" for the day and didn't re-do it. With the portrait orientation - I kind of did like the big negative space of bright orange there, but a more close-up "key portrait" might also be nice. I still have the key, so I might try. Thank you for the comments and the thoughts!

Once again, I appreciate all of you stopping by and leaving a comment. Thanks!


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February 28th, 2015  
really nice rainy day idea...
February 28th, 2015  
So striking with the simple subject and blare of orange. There is a little bit of texture on the wall too
February 28th, 2015  
Simply a fav!
March 1st, 2015  
Great color and simplicity.
March 1st, 2015  
Northy, Clare, Linda and vstap! Thank you all for stopping by and commenting. I too liked the simplicity of that shot and I am happy I had an orange wall handy. Although it meant for me climbing onto my kitchen counter to take the picture :)

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March 1st, 2015  
oh! I love this. Orange. And a Key. Great combination.
March 2nd, 2015  
Thank you so much, Henrietta! @hankbird
March 2nd, 2015  
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