October Photo Competition - Minimalism

[Whoozit]

According to the wiki this topic hasn't been covered for a good while. Show us your best photos with everything but the essential removed. Reeds in snow, a particularly interesting rock in long exposure, a bridge to nowhere.

Rules:

The photos taken must be your own work and can be taken at anytime, but please do get out with your gear if you have safe opportunity etc.

The competition will run from the first to the last day of the month.

You can only submit one, and only one photo.

The winner from the previous month decides on the topic for the following month and judges it at the end of the month.

Entries and discussion on this single thread please.

All entrants acknowledge that they may indeed win and that their adherence to convention ensures everyone else's continued fun.

Photos entered can be as large as you like, although bear in mind if too large, it may not be possible to see the whole image on some screens. Links to larger versions are permissible

As a starter for nul points, an image from a foggy Richmond Park a few days ago

[Whoozit]

Thanks all for taking part, a strong showing from all of you! I was challenged by choosing the top three, having to make some really fine distinctions between minimalism and abstract.

So third place (but first for PH-content) is RDMcG with a valid interpretation of "everything but the essential" taken out

RDMcG said:

scratchbuilt to 5/11 scale and fully operational..Arizona:

Second place to RedThree for his angle on Oslo Opera House

RedThree said:

Oslo 2016-36 by Calum Fraser, on Flickr

And first to Nigel_O for a compelling formal view on minimalism. I couldn't help but focus on the tiny boat and the lone big pebble, without losing the senses of space, texture, and distance, given by the three layers.

Nigel_O said:

Rule of Thirds by Nigel Ogram, on Flickr