A World Less Seen

       Fine Art International Photography By Thomas Upton       

Color & Texture

Color a texture are often important in a photograph, but normally they are attributes contributing to the overall composition. Sometimes, color or texture is so central to the appeal of the image that it becomes the focus of the composition. Most of the photos in this gallery are appealing because of the strong color or texture presence.

Bright hillside covered in yellow wildflowers rolls toward green ridges and a faint.
Bright yellow reef fish gather in clear blue water.
Three playful human figures appear attached to a red and gray facade beside closed shutters and.
Lady's slipper orchid with a white-and-green striped upper sepal, yellow spotted side petals, and olive pouch.
White water descends Two white waterfalls descend through dark green forest behind clusters of vivid red tropical flowers.
Close view of bright red lattice steel beams and braces forming the structure of Tokyo Tower.
Close view looks into overlapping green palm leaves, each rib dotted with small beads of moisture.
Hundreds of thin rods project from a curved pavilion wall against blue sky, forming a dense bristled.
Bright painted hills and structures display large religious messages beneath a clear.
Ornate Paris building front displays colorful art banners below arched windows and carved stone figures.
Old utility meters and pipes line a blue wall, each labeled with bold red painted numbers.
Bright hand-painted words and decorative animal shapes cover the tailgate of a weathered blue pickup.
Weathered pale masonry with a turquoise door and small windows is crossed by curling red autumn vines.
Light, depth, and surrounding forms organize the view: Close view isolates bright prickly pear cactus pads with small spines against a softly.
Tall wavy yellow-green succulent stems overlap, edged by small dark spines and lit from behind.
Close-up lilikoi flower shows purple-white filaments, green central structures, glossy leaves, and intricate radial.
Exposed roots snake over volcanic rocks and leaf litter in a rugged coastal park setting.
Yellow metal bike rack rises before a red wall, creating a strong color contrast on a street.
A peeling red ALTO stop sign stands against a colorful wall beneath a bright blue sky.
Distressed wall shows painted carnival figures, Spanish lettering, and layers of peeling color.
Close view shows dense yellow-white cactus spines surrounding a tiny red bloom against a dark background.
Bright green gecko sits on the patterned red cone of a torch ginger flower in soft tropical shade.
Close view of a fallen redwood's warm orange-brown wood grain and deeply textured surface.
Rock layers, ridges, and distance give the scene depth: Low cloud veils a wooded ridge beyond green fields and a vivid line of red autumn trees.
Rows of deep red maple crowns rise above a dense carpet of fallen leaves at East Burke.
The animal is shown in context, with two California condors with bare pink and gray heads perch closely together and squabble with one another.
Colorful harbor of Prigradica on Korcula island in Croatia.
Hillside covered with California Poppies that emerged during the superbloom of 2023 in.
A round hay bale sits beside repeating vineyard rows and stakes climbing a slope in black and white.
A small bee clings to clustered yellow-green succulent flowers against a dark background.
Peeling paint and turned wooden spindles line an old balcony in a high-contrast monochrome close view.
Rose and purple sandstone bands sweep in layered curves across a shadowed slot-canyon wall.
Narrow slot opening carves through striated pink sandstone with a pale sandy floor below.