billz
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Post by billz on Oct 16, 2020 15:02:58 GMT
Nice Helen. billz so do you live inside a pyramid in which gravity exists in a matrix being high in spots and low in other zones?  I am looking at the rear-most egg that is defying gravity or about to fly away...or merely standing on a mini tee.  Clive I'm glad you noticed it Clive ... I had to summon all of my powers, ;-) Bill |
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Post by tonyw on Oct 16, 2020 20:36:36 GMT
On a photo walk today taking the fall colours but I'll go with black and white with this backlit teasel - I'm always amazed at how much of the world is covered in cobwebs that only show up in the right light.  Tony |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 17, 2020 2:15:19 GMT
Alas, tis true. It's snow. Bit of a system coming through tonight and on and off for 2 or 3 days. The streetlight in front of our house.  |
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 19, 2020 4:21:13 GMT
Thanks: good topic. Light is so important. Was dull and raining around noon and the sun "sort of" shone for a few minutes and light beams hit a few random leaves. Think the BW version displays the concept of "light" better than color. Clive, the light and the rain drops on this single leaf take this image to another level. Nicely done! |
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 19, 2020 4:25:22 GMT
The apple is lighted from behind (actually, below) by a small LED flashlight (torch). The method is a tad weird. The apple is perched atop a vertical empty paper towel tube that is on top of a short step stool. A flashlight is inside the tube pointing upward. The apple radiates more light along the periphery because there is less tissue to penetrate. F11, 5 seconds at ISO 1,600. Clive, beautiful shot -- a glowing apple contrasting with a black background. |
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 19, 2020 4:29:36 GMT
Was in Stratford Ontario this morning and saw this scene while driving by and just had to find a parking spot and get out the camera. As a kid I was always told never to take a picture directly into the sun but I break that rule quite often these days - in this case the sun was just out of frame and conveniently mostly hidden by leaves but shining through enough to create patterns of light on the fallen leaves. I was just in time as a city parks person was just out of frame driving a big machine sucking up the leaves - they'd just finished that green strip you can see on the right of the picture. When I drove past later in the day those fallen leaves had gone for compost! Tony, your breaking rule paid off. Great composition, beautiful autumn colors, and . . . the playing of light and shadows. |
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 19, 2020 4:32:34 GMT
Here's a gas station and the lights lighting it. Thanks for the theme Sepiana and Tony! Bill, great urban scene -- night darkness pierced by the lights. As usual, another job well done. |
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 19, 2020 4:36:33 GMT
Standing on the beach at Caister in the rain during a humungous storm - what a buz. adobeman, I love the silhouette effect in your image. Great job capturing the lightning in that storm. Very courageous of you! |
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 19, 2020 4:41:38 GMT
Thinking about the effect of light and shadow prompted me to put an egg on the counter last night and recreate an exercise from lighting 101, moving a constant light and studying the shadows as they changed on and around the egg. It was a good refresher. For the theme I put my lightbox in a north-facing window, with a white reflector to the south. Although the shadows on and around the eggs all changed as I rotated the eggs, the still photos weren't very egg-citing (sorry) until I added a couple chickens. Thanks again for the inspiring theme ... it's what I love so much about these challenges. Bill, this takes top honors for the egg-citing subject and for the composition (abiding by the Rule of Odds). An unusual still life! |
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 19, 2020 4:45:50 GMT
So before I went to bed last night, I saw Bill's gas station. It gave me the idea to use a night light. Helen, and you executed your idea well. Nice shot, with reflections as a bonus. |
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 19, 2020 4:49:06 GMT
Noticed the afternoon sun casting shadows on the wall. I set up a few items to capture their shadows/silhouettes....converted to B/W. Helen, good eyes! Interesting shot with shadows and the resulting silhouette effect. |
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 19, 2020 4:53:04 GMT
Alas, tis true. It's snow. Bit of a system coming through tonight and on and off for 2 or 3 days. The streetlight in front of our house. Clive, great shot on more than one count -- composition, a single light source, and the falling snow. |
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 19, 2020 4:59:35 GMT
On a photo walk today taking the fall colours but I'll go with black and white with this backlit teasel - I'm always amazed at how much of the world is covered in cobwebs that only show up in the right light. Tony, this is an amazing shot! Backlit and up close & personal to your subject. Frame and hang it on the wall! |
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