A minimalist attempt at a winter scene near Ithaca Falls in Falls Creek.
Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/60s, f/16, ISO 450, EV +1.0, 85mm focal length.
I came across the term Minimalist Photography this week on Google+. Photographer Steve Johnson will be releasing a book this Spring covering the topic in depth. He defines Minimalist Photography as not simply about taking a photograph of less. Minimalism is about getting to the essence of something. By definition, it is a reductive process that starts from a non-minimalist position then, through the stripping away of what is not important, gets to what is important.
As I said, I came upon the term after my visit to Ithaca last weekend. In past visits to the waterfalls, I concentrated on the BIG picture. The grand landscape. This time I took time to look for small details. What I call Mini-landscapes.
Rocks, snow and ice in Taughannock Creek in the Taughannock Falls State Park near Ithaca, New York.
Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/80s, f/11, ISO 200, EV +0.3, 135mm focal length, cropped.
While I had not been exposed to minimalist photography yet, I was trimming away at the grand landscape. Focusing in on the essence of the scenes found in the snow, ice, rock and dried plants. Winter is Nature’s minimalist season.
Light and shadow play over snow, ice and a branch frozen in Falls Creek near Ithaca Falls.
Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/80s, f/16, ISO 200, EV +0.3, 105mm focal length.
My processing of these photos was not in the minimalist way as I enhanced colors, textures and exposures. I shall be revisiting this kind of photography in the future as I found it challenging which is always a good thing. 
