Variations on a theme

[Saltfountain]

And that, I'm afraid calls time on B&W week, but feel free to post B&W pics that fitbin with this week's theme which is

Imperfections

Be they blemishes or scars, cracks or breaks, dents, scratches, missing pieces or whatever, go wild! Let your imaginations and creative eyes loose and see what you come up with!

As ever, play nice, and let's keep in the spirit of the thread.

One additional thing this week - I won't accept anyone posting a pic of themselves saying that they are the imperfection. That's bullshit. None of us are perfect, but equally none of us are the mistake. We're here to build ourselves and each other up, not tear them down

 

[Saltfountain]

https://i.ibb.co/V0Z68zWL/1704751065232.jpg

 

[Meduus]

Not perfect technique…
But it was effective
Learning to tie myself up
https://i.ibb.co/HpMjV3qT/IMG-8074.jpg

 

[Saltfountain]

Not perfect technique…
But it was effective
Learning to tie myself up

I love the feeling of chaos within the control there...

 

[Meduus]

I love the feeling of chaos within the control there...

Me too
It just makes it hard to get out of ;-)
Damn where was my ending, how does this rope run…

 

[orangecurious]

https://i.postimg.cc/hjpQG248/51694569847-43d69d4502-c.jpg

Using film can lead to many imperfections. A pinhole 35mm camera that takes double frames...The last shot and i thought it would be a good one when i took it. Rewinding and there were a crunch and then the rewind turned freely... the film had snapped. Loaded the camera into a dark bag and retrieved the two parts of the film, then loaded the main part onto the processing spool... cut the final piece from the film canister and carefully slotted it in (this was done by feel only as it has to be done in complete darkness) and very carefully processed it, so as not to dislodge the last piece of the roll. Then i taped the two bits together and scanned the negative.
Ilford Ortho film - not had that snap before.

 

[Biggalute]

It's empty, which, let's be honest, is far from ideal nor perfect.

 

[Cjbdd]

Just a slight imperfection
https://iili.io/3EGEr8l.jpg

 

[MissRadiant]

Even when petals have flaws, all you see is a beautiful flower.

 

[EvaLane]

Even when petals have flaws, all you see is a beautiful flower.
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Those are the petals I catch myself absentmindedly stroking and tracing, fingertips grazing the ripples and tiny veins that rise beneath the surface, all while scanning for any signs of sunspots amongst the leaves.

Beautiful image, it made me linger.

 

[MissRadiant]

Those are the petals I catch myself absentmindedly stroking and tracing, fingertips grazing the ripples and tiny veins that rise beneath the surface, all while scanning for any signs of sunspots amongst the leaves.

Beautiful image, it made me linger.

I may have gone back to that tulip farm for a second visit, where I noticed more imperfections.

 

[EvaLane]

I may have gone back to that tulip farm for a second visit, where I noticed more imperfections.
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Imagine the joy and life that one little imperfection brings to the entire flower. The colours become more vivid, the scent even sweeter, the texture - silken, velvet, riper than the juiciest fruit.

It’s not a flaw. Not even close. It was meant to be. Something only the right eyes would notice.

Please keep going back. Again and again and again

 

[cascadiabound]

 

[Wonderer67]

https://i.postimg.cc/RFxF5h9F/53491911494-72f606a869-c.jpg

can you guess one of my favourite films is The Third Man?
Rollei 400 film

Should be on the cover of a spy novel. Captured the mood perfectly!

 

[lavendersilk]

 

[Photog1rl]

Remnants of a 1926 Seawall.

 

[SWR101]

 

[cascadiabound]

 

[Saltfountain]

https://i.ibb.co/p69WJCSz/1745219424374.png

 

[lingus60]

 

[lingus60]

Repaired.... not perfect but....

 

[Wonderer67]

We sell firewood on our farm. Wood often had imperfections, Esp around knots and branches…

https://imgur.com/a/obXtuV6

https://imgur.com/a/ZMq86j2

 

[Wonderer67]

https://imgur.com/a/kYJYWtM

 

[Wonderer67]

https://imgur.com/a/pSwzdQe

 

[Meduus]

Perfect in its imperfection
Memorie of a great time
https://i.ibb.co/2YsnpH5Q/IMG-2937.jpg