Abstract fine art photography by Teus Renes | Seeking Light

Black-and-white close-up of a water droplet resting on a leaf.

Pearl On A Leaf, MonochromeNetherlands

Collection Note

A quieter way into the abstract collection.

Often it comes down to scale, black and white, or cropping in on one detail so that the whole reads differently. Some results are calm, some graphic, some a little disorienting. The works below are a good place to start, from precise natural detail to more graphic pictures.

Black-and-white close-up of a water droplet resting on a leaf.

Pearl On A Leaf, Monochrome

A water droplet on a leaf in black and white: a sphere, a surface, and the point where they meet. Without colour, the picture is about shape.

Macro photograph of a large dewdrop hanging from the tip of a green leaf.

Ephemeral Pearl: Dewdrop on a Leaf

A single dewdrop hanging from the tip of a green leaf, photographed close enough that the leaf's surface looks like a landscape.

Detail of the curved steel roof ribs of Liège-Guillemins station against a blue sky.

Calatrava's Canopy: Liège Station

A detail of Santiago Calatrava's roof at Liège-Guillemins station: amber steel ribs against a blue sky, divided by a single curved spine.

Close-up of barbed wire in front of blurred autumn foliage in Etten-Leur, Netherlands.

Autumn's Edge, Etten-Leur

A strand of barbed wire in front of autumn leaves in Etten-Leur, Netherlands, with the colour thrown out of focus behind it.

Macro photograph of morning dewdrops on blades of grass.

Emerald Grass, Diamond Dew

Morning dew on blades of grass in the Netherlands, photographed close up in May 2012.

Black and white macro photograph of a water droplet clinging to a plant.

Monochrome Droplet

A water droplet clinging to a plant in Kalmthout, Belgium, photographed close up in black and white in May 2010.

Black-and-white close-up of a dandelion seed head.

Dandelion Seed Head Macro

A close-up of a dandelion seed head in black and white, 2010, where the seeds and their fine hairs make a radiating pattern.

Close-up portrait of a male mallard duck.

Emerald Gaze: Mallard Study

A male mallard photographed close enough to see the green of the neck feathers turn blue as the angle changes.

Close-up of dew drops strung along the threads of a spider web.

Dew Drops on Spider Web

Dew drops along the threads of a spider web, photographed close up in October 2011.

Close-up of a spider web covered in dew.

Dew-Kissed Spider Web

A spider web covered in dew, photographed close up in November 2011.

Abstract image of golden trees blurred vertically by moving the camera during the exposure.

Vertical Motion: Forest Gold

Golden trees blurred into vertical streaks by moving the camera during the exposure, April 2012.

Black-and-white close-up of a reed grass seed head.

Reed Grass Seed Head Macro

A close-up of a reed seed head in black and white, April 2010.

Black-and-white close-up of a snail on a plant stem on the Piano Grande, Italy.

Snail on a Stem, Piano Grande

A snail climbing a plant stem on the Piano Grande near Castelluccio di Norcia, Italy, June 2010. Black and white.

Monochrome layered view of sculpted sandstone walls and a light-filled passage in Antelope Canyon, Arizona.

Strata of Time

The curving walls of Antelope Canyon overlap one behind the other, and the light coming through the passage looks like another layer of rock.

Monochrome view through the layered, curving sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon in Arizona.

The Long Carving

The curving walls of Antelope Canyon close in on both sides, with the layers of sandstone running through them. Black and white.

Black-and-white view through the curved, layered sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon in Arizona, with daylight entering through a narrow opening.

The Long Passage

Bands of sandstone sweep across the frame, and daylight comes into the dark canyon through a narrow opening. Black and white, Antelope Canyon.

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