This week, PR is our host for Leanne’s Monochrome Madness, and has chosen Minimalism. Look at PR’s post on the subject to see some fine examples. I didn’t find this too easy. But I had a go.
Fog can be our friend here …
… as can dusk …
… and a flying machine to keep the lampost company. Otherwise it’s all about the natural world.
Here are a few plants that might work.
I found some peacock feathers …
… a bird or two …
… cherry blossom …
…and a solitary tree at Brimham Rocks, spotted last week.
I’ve a feeling these are only a little bit minimalist. Why don’t you have a go, and do much better? Link your post to PR and to Leanne’s post, at the links above and we’ll all come and have a look.
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Difficult or no – you found some wonderful examples. I like that lamp looking towards the sea particularly. And all the others, too.
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Thanks Elke. Lovely memories wrapped up with that lamp.
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I like the first one and the lamp
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Thanks. I think those two might be my favourites too.
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Some really lovely images here.
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Thank you Dawn!
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Beautiful images! My favorite is the tree.
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Fog does help produce good images, I think. Thanks!
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Margaret, you have an amazing collection here. Such beautiful images!
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Thanks so much Egidio.
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I think you’ve done it! i specially like the lamp and the straggly plants.
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Thanks Anabel. The lamp in particular seems to have fans.
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I’m going to choose cherry blossom.
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Well, that’s a surprise! I thought blossom in mono was against your principles!
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Normally, yes. But I like the composition of this. And I can pretend that the blossom is white 😂
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It is – almost!
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My favourites here are the cherry blossom and the peacock feathers 🙂 And I’m pretty sure I have a photo of that same tree at Brimham! Is this it, from a slightly different angle: https://www.toonsarah-travels.blog/gallery-less-is-more-minimalism-in-photography//
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Actually, it’s not, though your tree and I are well acquainted. There are two or three of these impossibly hardy trees to catch the eye at Brimham. I was pleased to find those peacock feathers in my trawl, and they translated well into mono, I thought. Thanks Sarah.
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What a wonderful set Margaret! I love the peacock feathers as well as the birds, but also the lamp post and the flying machine! Thanks for joining in the Monochrome Madness!
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Thanks for findig some to like here. It was fun hunting them down, so thanks for the challenging challenge.
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Fifth photo tells me a story. Drying wild flowers in the foreground, hay bails a little further back, an early morning mist far across a farmers field. Autumn is near.
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You absolutely got that right Kevin. Thanks.
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Lovely photos, Margaret.
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Thank you, Tracy.
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Beautiful photos, Margaret. ❤
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Thank you Clare. Hope all is well?
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These are wonderful Margaret, lots of minimalism to be seen here. I like the tree sticking out of the rock, but I think my favourite is the second image of the lamp post, that is stunning.
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That seems to have won the prize! Everyone’s favourite, mine too. Thanks Leanne,
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A lovely gallery but the tree in fog is outstanding.
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Thanks so much Rupali. The weather did all the work!
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There’s no way I’ll do better, as well you know! I like your solitary and misty trees and those peacock feathers are… flighty! xx
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You won’t do misty trees in Portugal much, I’m guessing? And yes, peacocks are empty-headed and flighty I think! xx
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There were some great ones up in the Alentejo, at the Dam, but I don’t really do revisiting stuff. Or black and white, unless something grabs me xx
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I’d encourage you to do a spot of revisiting, if only for your own sake. It’s lovely when you pull out older photos and the memories come flooding back!
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I have boxes under the bed- a project for a rainy day but it would take weeks to do anything with them, and I’d just sit on the floor and gaze. I do revisit the old blog sometimes though xx
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