Abstract Infrared Photography
In my abstract infrared photography I take a detail of a structure and remove it from its normal context which results in the subject taking on a new meaning. The making of effective abstract infra red photos relies on isolating patterns of geometry and form, impressing their singular importance upon the viewer.
Composition is paramount in abstract photography as the detail becomes the whole. Secondary meaning can sometimes arise. A picture such as the hand-painted boat and its mooring rope isolated against a dark blue sea (not infrared) represent a tenuous attachment without seeing the whole craft. Wires and cables create lines which divide the images into further abstractions. On this basis, everything in the world, divorced from its background, has form and balance. The most insignificant fraction of a view hopefully makes an interesting abstract photo.
Another satisfying abstract dimension can be derived from the proportions of a bridge or a wall, with suitably placed clouds which will arrive at the correct place. Fences have a particular fascination as they divide, and allow the foreground to contrast with the background view intersected by the fence itself. The world is made up of millions of small details captured in an instant by the abstract photography of the artist.