We often talk about simplicity and minimalism, and the use of negative space, to create an impressive image. Often what we want, in fact, is to go 2D rather than 3D; to concentrate on the basic shape, not the detail and the depth. Silhouettes can add great drama, and minimalism of colours adds to that feel.
Here is a small selection of images to test out that theory on you. All are monochrome: black and white with just a hint of colour.
Oman, December 2018
Shanghai 
Dragon 
London at night 
Brighton
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 8 December 2020
Posted as part of Jude’s 2020 Photo Challenge
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Travel with Intent 
These are fantastic! 😊💙
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Oh Debbie, these photos are wonderful. They are all award winners 😀
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Works beautifully for me! Well done!
janet
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You Bastard. No, not you. The second camel from the left, I mean, his name is You Bastard. Named after the camel from the Discworld. — That’s a great camel shot!
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The camels kept overlapping which ruins the whole silhouette idea. So this one was after several attempts and I still had to crop off the last few who were overtaking each other 🤨
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I’ll end an S then: You bastards. It’s probably their family name. I have a few camel stories (having lived in Saudi, nobody is surprised). Hashers (our running horde) traditionally mark their trails with flower (it’s a small waste of food – but environmentally friendly, non-poisonous, and can be bought anywhere). It happened more than once that we got lost. Because those bastards ate our flour!
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Perfect description and images to match. Well done.
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Wow….just wow Debbie ❤ ❤
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my thoughts exactly!
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These are all so beautiful Debbie, love them❣️Which equipment did you use for these?
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I’m a Sony lady. A7Riii and A9. Glad you like them.
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What a rich treasure trove of photos your folders must be, Debs! These are fabulous 🙂 🙂
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The camels are stunning!
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Oh my goodness, these are wonderful. But those camels ….
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We rode them back to our posh tents after the photo shoot 😀
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Perfect examples. Wonderful iconic camels and the Shangai silhouette 🗣 is very interesting. Thanks Debbie. Your photos are excellent as always 😊
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