Two Halves are Better Than One

Saturday Self-Challenge:
Suggested by Sami, use the edge of a photo to cut the main subject in half.

Two items from my salt-glazed pottery collection.

This week's topic was a challenge, but in a good way. It is difficult to photograph only half of the subject and make it look artistic rather than accidental. These two items of pottery looked so nice together that it gave me an idea I thought would make them great subjects for this challenge. The technique of cutting the subjects in half enabled me to focus on their complimentary shapes.

aNNa schramm, Thorsten, Au Cœur... diagonalhorizon, and 81 other people have particularly liked this photo

105 comments - The latest ones

LutzP ^club

Well done, Val. Magnificent light

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to LutzP ^club

Thank you very much, Lutz :-))

8 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club

Very clever title. Yes, very pretty light. :)

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

Thanks so much, Karen! :-)

8 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet

Excellent for the theme and pretty well-done, Val ! Happy week-end, my friend !!!!

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet

Thank you so much, Marie-claire, most appreciated! :-))

8 years ago.

Hélène Lombard

Un challenge réussi bravo !

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Hélène Lombard

Merci beaucoup, Helene! :-)

8 years ago.

* Didier 85 *

Beau graphisme !!!

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to * Didier 85 *

Merci beaucoup, Didier! :-)

8 years ago.

Bruce Dean (Puchinpa… ^club

Lighting is superb.

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Bruce Dean (Puchinpa… ^club

Thank you so very much, Pappy, most appreciated :-)

8 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Wonderfully creation with great light ! Have a nice Sunday, Val !

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Thank you so much, Ulrich! Have a wonderful day :-))

8 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

beautiful light Val

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Wierd Folkersma ^club

Thank you so much, Wierd :-)

8 years ago.

H C

I love the complementing curves in this shot.

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to H C

Thank you very much, Harriet :-)

8 years ago.

Jadviga Grase ^club

NICE !!!

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Jadviga Grase ^club

Thank you so very much, Jadviga! :-)

8 years ago.

Chrissy ^club

Licht und Schatten sind hier super gelungen

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Chrissy ^club

Vielen danke, Chrissy :-)

8 years ago.

Majka

Great B/W shot!

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Majka

Thank you so very much, Majka! :-)

8 years ago.

funtor

Magical lighting!

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to funtor

Thank you very much, funtor! :-)

8 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Terrific capture!

I saw it in
www.ipernity.com/group/minimalist-realsubjects

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Thank you so much, William! :-)

8 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

D'ombre et de lumiere ++++++++

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Merci beaucoup, Malik! :-)

8 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

IMPECCABLE +++++
Admiré dans L'instant Magique .
www.ipernity.com/group/1687474

8 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance

8 years ago.

Pat Del ^club

It's true : the theme could be realized by starting from two distinct items. Congratulations on the concept

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Pat Del ^club

Thank you very much, Patrick! :-)

8 years ago.

HaarFager ^club

Simply beautiful, Val! I had to fave it!

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to HaarFager ^club

Wow, thank you so very much, Kenny, most appreciated! :-)

8 years ago.

Pam J ^club

Beautifully lit !

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Pam J ^club

Thanks so much, Pam! :-)

8 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Stark and dramatic, love the light

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Thank you very much, Gillian :-)

8 years ago.

Heidiho ^club

Fabulous play of light and shadow, Val !
(all the week I tried to take such kind of capture with 2 old greek pots .... but always missing the right light)

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Heidiho ^club

Thank you so much, Heidi! I don't usually have great luck capturing lighting like this, so I was rather pleased by how this turned out. :-)

8 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Superb lighting.
Congrats on Explore.

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you so much, Jaap :-)

8 years ago.

LotharW ^club

Sehr gute Idee, im schönen Licht!

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to LotharW ^club

Vielen danke, Lothar! :-)

8 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Great solution, and inspiring! =)

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Wow, thank you so much, Sami, especially considering you are not normally a fan of b&w shots! :-))

8 years ago.

Jan

Wow! That is spectacular !

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Jan

Thank you so very much, Jan, most appreciated! :-)

8 years ago.

Don Sutherland ^club

Fabulous shot.

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Don Sutherland ^club

Thank you so much, Don. :-)

8 years ago.

Nora Caracci ^club

genial play of curves, exquisite light and focus !

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Nora Caracci ^club

Thank you so much, Nora! :-)

8 years ago.

Jenny McIntyre ^club

What a lovely moody picture - I love this

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Jenny McIntyre ^club

Wow, thank you so much, Jenny, most appreciated :-)

8 years ago.

Fantasyfan

Nice shapes

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Fantasyfan

Thank you very much, Sanna :-)

8 years ago.

Danielle

De toute Beauté et bien réalisé ++++++++++++

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Danielle

Merci beaucoup, Danielle! :-)

8 years ago.

yokopakumayoko Franc…

Admired in:
Obiettivo
&
Fotocamera
www.ipernity.com/group/obiettivo_fotocamera

8 years ago.

yokopakumayoko Franc…

Admired in:
100% perfect

www.ipernity.com/group/centopercentoperfect100perfect

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to yokopakumayoko Franc…

Thank you very much, Francesco :-))

8 years ago.

Heidiho ^club

Congrats on EXPLORE !!!

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Heidiho ^club

Thank you so much, Heidi! :-))

8 years ago.

sasithorn_s

Gorgeous light in this wonderful B&W image!!

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to sasithorn_s

Thank you so much, Sas! :-))

8 years ago.

sasithorn_s

I've seen your wonderful picture in
WoW of the day!
www.ipernity.com/group/142497

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to sasithorn_s

Thanks, Sas!

8 years ago.

tatranka7

Art work...

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to tatranka7

Wow, thank you very much, Tatranka, a most generous compliment! :-))

8 years ago.

╰☆☆June☆☆╮ ^club

Excellent, I love it ;-)
Have a great evening, and new week.

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to ╰☆☆June☆☆╮ ^club

Thank you so much, June! :-)

8 years ago.

Rafael ^club

Bella composición en claroscuro !!! ***

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Rafael ^club

Muchas gracias, Rafael! :-))

8 years ago.

Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿

This is excellent, Valerie ! *******
Have a nice new week, dear friend.

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿

Thank you so very much, Christiane, most appreciated! :-))
Have a beautiful week, my friend!

8 years ago.

polytropos ^club

Wonderful minimalism!
A star for this
☼

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to polytropos ^club

Wow, thank you so much, polytrops, most appreciated! :-)

8 years ago.

M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!…

WoW ..... This is brilliant in every way !!!!!!! **********

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!…

Thank you so very much, Marj! :-))

8 years ago.

╰☆☆June☆☆╮ ^club

Thank you for sharing your beautiful capture with us.

Stunning Shots on Black

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to ╰☆☆June☆☆╮ ^club

Thank you very much, June :-))

8 years ago.

FMW51 ^club

I like it very much!

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to FMW51 ^club

Thank you so much, Frank-Michasel! :-))

8 years ago.

Eve

Très réussi
Bonne journée Valérie !

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Eve

Merci beaucoup, Eve! :-))

8 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

Beauriful

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Thank you so much, Annemarie :-))

8 years ago.

yokopakumayoko Franc…

Admired in:
yokopakumayoko
**International Photo Gallery**

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to yokopakumayoko Franc…

Thank you, Francesco :-))

8 years ago.

Rainer Blankermann

Beautiful image. Great use of the available light!

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Rainer Blankermann

Thank you so much, Rainer! :-))

8 years ago.

.t.a.o.n.

amazing !

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to .t.a.o.n.

Thank you so very much, Rob, most appreciated! :-))

8 years ago.

Ninfea ^club

Großartig !!!!!!!

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Ninfea ^club

Veilen dank, Ninfea! :-))

8 years ago.

Jadviga Grase ^club

A fantastic light and photo .... I know I repeat :)

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Jadviga Grase ^club

Thank you so very much, Jadviga! :-))

8 years ago.

		Page color
		Comments Panel
		Screen Margins
▼▲
		Widescreen

← Among Valfal's photos

See also...

Saturday Self-Challenge Saturday Self-Challenge

Monotone Photography Monotone Photography

Experiments in Processing Experiments in Processing

Photos "Explored" Photos "Explored"

Saturday Self-Challenge Saturday Self-Challenge

au coeur des courbes et des rondeurs au coeur des courbes et des rondeurs

* Fotografika * * Fotografika *

The magic moment The magic moment

" Art - N.B. / Monochrom " " Art - N.B. / Monochrom "

100 Percent Perfect 100 Percent Perfect

Tolerance Tolerance

Obiettivo & Fotocamera Obiettivo & Fotocamera

◉Stunning Shots On Black ◉Stunning Shots On Black

Pictorials Pictorials

Du noir et du blanc Du noir et du blanc

Minimalist - real subjects Minimalist - real subjects

prime mono gallery (invite only) prime mono gallery (invite only)

Master and Muse Master and Muse

Universal Photos Universal Photos

Old Pros (Photos Without People) Old Pros (Photos Without People)

◉Vigilant Photographers Unite ◉Vigilant Photographers Unite

noir et blanc noir et blanc

Your Shock Photos Your Shock Photos

Unique Photo Shoots Unique Photo Shoots

De lumière et d'ombres - light and shadows De lumière et d'ombres - light and shadows

WOW of the day WOW of the day

BLACK and WHITE by Hasty Flag BLACK and WHITE by Hasty Flag

! B&W - The Art of Photography ! B&W - The Art of Photography

light and shadow light and shadow

❖ Ipernity Photo Gallery ❖ ❖ Ipernity Photo Gallery ❖

Women in art Women in art

Maximum Minimalism Maximum Minimalism

Nikon Nikon

Monochrome Photography Monochrome Photography

Authorizations, license

Two Halves are Better Than One

Ξ	Frame Options
3 - +