There is a concept in Japanese that describes the stages of mastering an art or practice. Shuhari approximately translates as “to keep — to fall — to break away”.

Shu. Ha. Ri.
Obey. Detach. Separate.

You can see it is divided into 3 stages:

Obey.To conform precisely to the traditional wisdom or teaching or learning fundamentals.
Detach. To break away from these rules and look for exceptions and alternatives. To find one’s own path.
Separate. To transcend both the rules and the alternatives.

With respect to my photography, I can say that I now have a basic appreciation of the fundamentals: aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and their relationships. I also know my way around my camera. I have taken a ton of photos, and some of them are okay.

But most of them are pretty boring. Im just shooting stuff.
Theres a cool looking building. Snap.
Oh, that woman is just about to walk into that shaft of light at the end of the allyway. Snap.
Hello interesting looking person with a funky hat. Snap.

Each time trying just a little too hard to ‘get it right’.

It’s time to start detaching, to move into the second sage ‘Ha’. To experiment with bending the rules and not worrying too much about settings. To look for artistic accidents that capture the aesthetic. To ditch the pixelated essay in favour of the artistic poem.

#blackAndWhite #meditation #monochrome

**Grant Galbraith** @grantgal.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy · 11h

Grant Galbraith @grantgal.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

Morning Light A foggy morning under the Sydney Harbour Bridge #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #architecture #urban #sydney

11h

**Laur** @laur_lawr@mastodon.social · 14h

Laur @laur_lawr@mastodon.social

Flower
#flower #BlackAndWhite #monochrome #beautiful #photo #photography #picture #image

14h

**Will** @wilpercy@mstdn.social · 15h

Will @wilpercy@mstdn.social

A black and white image featuring a metal fence casting intricate shadows on a road. The shadows have a branch-like quality. In the background, the blossom and upper boughs of a Plum tree are silhouetted against the sky. The scene conveys a stark and moody atmosphere.

#SilentSunday #Photography #Monochrome

15h

**Karen Kaspar** @KarenKasparArt@socel.net · 16h

Karen Kaspar @KarenKasparArt@socel.net

The inspiration for this handmade watercolor painting comes from a visit to Hochfelln in the Bavarian Alps in Germany on a beautiful sunny late summer day where the surrounding mountains were gently bathed in various shades of blue.

Prints and more here: https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/view-from-the-top-of-the-mountain-karen-kaspar.html

and here (Europe): https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Blick-vom-Gipfel-des-Berges/1524449

View from the Top of the Mountain is a hand-painted watercolor painting by artist Karen Kaspar in landscape format.
From the mountain summit, the viewer's gaze sweeps over the surrounding mountain ranges of the Bavarian Alps. The tranquil landscape features multiple layers of mountains that gradually fade from rich greens in the foreground to softer blues in the background, giving a sense of depth. The colors merge and create a calm, natural and peaceful atmosphere. Looking at the painting invites you to relax and calms your mind and soul.
The inspiration for this watercolor painting comes from a visit to Hochfelln in the Bavarian Alps in Germany on a beautiful sunny late summer day where the surrounding mountains were gently bathed in various shades of blue.

#mountains #berge #alpen

16h

**Raymond Larabie** @typodermic@mastodon.social · 1d

Raymond Larabie @typodermic@mastodon.social

A van, perfectly slotted into its designated van-shaped void, contemplating its next mission.

バンがバン用の穴にぴったり収まり、次の出動を静かに待つ。

A boxy white van sits snugly inside a corrugated metal garage, half in shadow, half illuminated by the afternoon sun. To its right, an unassuming side door, perhaps leading to an office or workshop, stands quietly, bearing a single sheet of paper—its message unreadable from this distance. Above, shadows from unseen cables and poles crisscross the rippling façade, adding texture to the scene.

#nagoya #streetphotography #japan

**Tomasz Susuł** @TomaszSusul@mastodon.social · 1d

Tomasz Susuł @TomaszSusul@mastodon.social

Spring is coming, so I've started tidying up the garden a bit, which means I've been neglecting photography - though only temporarily.
In the meantime, I found a moment to test the in-camera multi-exposure feature, and I'm pleased with the results. Now, I’m just looking forward to next week and hopefully some more interesting weather!

Kraków's Town Hall on the Main Square, bathed in a dreamlike blur. The multi-exposure layers the scene in a delicate tremor, as if time itself wavers. Shadows of passers-by stretch and merge on the pavement, fleeting silhouettes that resemble wandering ghosts, drifting through time.

#blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #photography

**Egor Shkorov** @egorshkorov@pixelfed.social · 2d

Egor Shkorov @egorshkorov@pixelfed.social

Family portrait #landscape #architecture #urban #powerlines #california #blackandwhite #bw #monochrome #fujifilm #fujixseries

#fujixseries

**DesertFOX** @dfx@techhub.social · 2d

DesertFOX @dfx@techhub.social

I just discovered that the set of Windows 386 disk images, I had found on WinWorldPC a few days ago, were damaged and couldn't install the CGA graphics driver. Luckily, I was able to fix it to reveal this beautiful b/w mode of Windows 2.1. So Classy!