Shadows on Snow – Visual Art Collection
Photography is associated with an accurate representation of realism – a reflection of reality. Black and white with associated grey tones convey a sense of authenticity that is confounded by the embedded messages of colors.
Is this an abstraction?
Purely abstract work avoids realism, so can photography really be abstract?
These Shadows in Snow may more accurately be considered minimalism. In this image, the minimalism is binary – black and white.
camera: Nikon D3 | lens: AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
focal length: 110mm | exposure: f/8 – 1/2000th second – ISO 250
Shadows on Snow – Visual Art Collection
This is not a Rorschach test. Nor is it a work of non-objective art. What do you see?
"Seeing is an act of the mind, not just the eyes. When you look at something, you are directing your attention to parts of the visual field and ignoring others."1
Non-objective art is purely line and form. This is a photograph of shadows on snow.
What did you say you saw, again?
1Searls, D., 2021. Can we trust the Rorschach test?. [online] the Guardian. Available at: .
camera: Nikon D3 | lens: AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
focal length: 200mm | exposure: f/8 – 1/2000th second – ISO 500
Shadows on Snow – Visual Art Collection
Before reading the page title or caption, what did you see? Did your first impression match the description?
Shadows on Snow is a view of the scene out my office window. Bright sunlight reflecting from 18-inches of snow contrasts starkly with space shaded by tree limbs.
camera: Nikon D3 | lens: AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
focal length: 195mm | exposure: f/8 – 1/2000th second – ISO 250
