Photographing layers this week initially gets me thinking macro – getting in close and really looking at the individual layers that makeup the whole.
Detail of Anselm Kiefer, Breaking of the Vessels, made from layers of metal in the St. Louis Art Museum.
Of course, layers lends itself to photos of food – cake specifically – but I take way more photos of architecture than I do food. So, I have only a layer of bricks to show.
Feel free to add photos of colorfully layered cakes and things! At least the photos of bricks don’t add calories.
Layers of bricks on a kiln
But anything stacked will work as a photo of layers. Whether the layers goes up and down…
Bubbles in the ice.
… or back to front.
I have lovely photos from the Arch grounds and from a park across the Mississippi River, but the Arch can be seen from many parts of downtown as well and from many angles – sometimes not even retaining the iconic arch shape. I loved the layering of the city buildings, which show a cross-section of St. Louis: modern skyscrapers next to old, abandoned (and graffiti-ed) structures. The hint of the Arch in the void uniquely places the photo in a city.
…or even both.
Detail of Hindu Mandir in Wayne, Illinois
Look for layers in landscapes and nature.
And this might be a good challenge to practice shallow depth of field – layering foreground and background.
Layers of Flowers in a Tuscan field near Asciano, Italy.
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Welcome to Wits End Photography blog, my name is Jenn Mishra. I'm an American photographer born in Colorado and based in the St. Louis metro area. I love to travel, but even when at home, I try to keep the same sense of adventure – looking for novelty in the everyday; finding the extraordinary in the ordinary.
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Great selection….I’ll try and remember to contribute ….
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Your layers are wonderful. I can’t begin to pick a favorite.
Here is my entry for the week.
https://ceenphotography.com/2018/06/23/wits-end-weekly-photo-challenge-layers/
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Here’s my contribution to this evocative challenge!
https://naamayehuda.com/2018/06/23/historys-layers/
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Wow! Simply wonderful layers here.
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Beautiful layers Jenn, I especially love the mist between the hills! My contribution for this challenge is here: https://tranature.com/2018/06/24/silent-sunday-lilac-rose/
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Thanks! I like this one as well. Love your take on the challenge.
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I like the first photo: an abstract in wonderful colours. The photo of bubbles in ice is the most puzzling though; did you reverse the colours?
My entry with trees and water and stone: https://anotherglobaleater.wordpress.com/2018/06/17/peace-quiet-and-hard-labour/
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Thanks! The bubbles in the ice are frozen. I darkened the water a bit, but this is what the river looked like during our last really cold freeze.
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Your metal and brick layers are fascinating. Here’s my contribution for your challenge:
https://wordpress.com/post/whyzeyes.wordpress.com/764
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thanks for the prompt 🙂
https://ladyleemanilablog.wordpress.com/2018/06/25/weekly-photo-challenge-layers/
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The stark peaks that loom over Canada’s Icefield Parkway are comprised of countless layers of rock, Jenn: http://bit.ly/IcePkw
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