Fire & Water Project: Online Image Search

So the idea is to create a black and white abstract piece using the various stages of fire and water as inspiration. The following pictures are what I found the first day we were assigned this project after I did quite a bit of research.

Glacier Close Up: This is a view from down inside between two glaciers. The lines in this are perfect because it achieves a fluid ripple like effect on a solid surface.

Clouds: Much like the flames shown later on, these clouds have tons of volume. However, unlike the flames, the clouds here are nonthreatening (unless you'd like to argue that there's a storm brewing hahaha)

Fire Sparks: This is my second favorite photo out of this bunch. The camera's focus is directly on the sparks in the foreground while their source is in the background. These thin wild lines are beautiful in the way they bring contrast to the navy backdrop. I like the idea of there also being a wind source in this photo.

Forest Fire: The transition from light to dark is nice and the angle  depicts depth in an elegant way. I very much like the idea of using a wood pattern in the fire and water project.

Geyser: Fire and water in its many forms...steam. The details in this cloud of steam aren't as prominent as the ones  in the earlier cloud but it still inspires to idea of adding water droplets and/or mist to my project. The rainbow is also a nice touch :)

Lightning: The lightning branches out from one central stroke much like veins within the body. It's interesting that while the movement of lightning is rapid and violent,  as soon as it reaches the water, it stops and the water remains still. Just a thought.

Tree Fog: This is much like the lightning picture above which is continuing the theme of growth and expansion. Even in the midst of the fog, the stemming out of the branches is apparent and actually very dense in nature.

Trunk in Water: The reflective qualities of the water on this trunk are very nice. I much rather focus on the stemming out coming from the trunk. While the tree is dead, the way the branches stem out could be interpreted as signs of life. That would go along with the theme of growth that I am considering. Taking a closer look at this, I just noticed the layer of moss on the top.

Open Flame: What attracted me to this was the great sense of volume the flames seem to have. The roundness of the flames seem to imply an explosion of some sort suggesting that their existence was provoked. They possess a degree of power and violence.

Wave: This is a personal favorite of mine. I really love how this is  resembles something of a fin. Aside from the background adding complementary a complementary color to this piece, instead of water, you would almost like to believe that the wave is made of glass.

Glacier Wide View: This is a beautiful piece and appropriately shows scale and the mightiness of nature. But for sake of purpose, the most important thing to take away from this are the usage of lines which come across with as being cracked   and constantly interrupted.

Burning Embers: The purple emitting from the pit of the flames is amazing, I think. What initially attracted me to this photo was the shape of the wood and how the heat illuminates the particulars of its shape and carvings.

Ashes: Texture is important here with the ashes being thick yet chalky. To be able to bring this type of fragile texture to my fire and water piece would be difficult. Certainly worth a shot.