This week's contest description: Photograph the classical elements: Earth, Water, Air, and Fire. Difficulty: Each entry should primarily represent a single element and each must be a different element. Note: You may post up to 4 vote enabled photos for this contest, but you are not required to do so.
Naturally, I wanted to do four entries, but there were only two that I thought I had in the bag, so to speak, so the other two I needed to figure out. None of these I think are all that strong, but I've been focusing on other areas of life for the last few weeks or so, so photography has sort of taken a back seat while I settle everything else so I can have more fun with this again.
Earth:
I hardly think this will be original.
Wind:
The only one I really liked. Got this on a windy day. Since wind/air isn't able to be seen, one must go with photographing its influence on things, such as wind blowing objects, like a wind chime.
Fire:
I live with pyromaniacs, what can I say? We usually have a few bonfires in the summer, roast marshmallows, etc. Can make for some interesting pictures.
Water:
Realized today as I was archive diving that I was thinking about water all wrong. Who said it had to be not solid and flowing? No one. Ice and snow, while solid, are still water. So, I went with this iced up bristle brush taken this winter after a slight thaw followed by a plunge into cold again.
The B-Sides:
Alternate Earth 1:
While this does convey earth, ground, I just have a stronger feeling about the actual dirt one, so that's why I'm going with that.
Alternate Earth 2:
Couldn't decide between this one and the one above. I also didn't want to use my kids this contest, so left this one as an alternate.
Alternate Fire 1:
Like the earth ones above, I felt stronger about the entry than this one. Huge propane torch being used to melt caked up ice.
Alternate Fire 2:
Same propane torch as above being used to melt ice.
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