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August 2, 2014 by tomdalzell

Ma (Emptiness)

I use the Japanese term “ma” to describe am image created by the negative, by emptiness.  I am told that I am not using the term correctly.  I think it is close enough for what I am trying to convey.

1415-ActonMa # 1: Cream of the Crop

These photographs show the best negative-space images that I have found in my walks.  It is hard to imagine that I will beat these penguins in my last 30 miles.

 

Quirky Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., is seen on Thursday,  June 20th, 2013.Shutter Ma #1: Trees

Cathy’s idea of photographing shutters with cut-outs 15 years ago was a common ancestor of Quirky Berkeley. Here are trees expressed in the negative on shutters.

 

1428-Santa-Fe-225x300Shutter Ma: Flowers and Moon/Stars/Sun

Flowers are prominent in shutter may, as are the heavenly bodies – sun, moon, stars.  Nothing fancy, just plants and heavenly bodies.

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