Lights on the Jetty
This is a time exposure that I made while a fisherman with a lantern walked across the jetty at twilight.
Night Light
At night I left my curtains open, turned off all the lights in my room and let the Luxor be my night light.
Blue Sky
Still sticking to my impromptu theme for the week. This is one of several example images I like to use when I talk about how the best camera to use sometimes is simply whatever camera you can lay hands on in a hurry to get the shot. Any shot captured with a point and shoot or phone camera beats a shot missed with a fancy DSLR. I try to keep a point and shoot handy in the console or dash of my vehicle whenever I’m traveling so that I can quickly and safely grab a shot through the windshield or window. In this case I was driving on a reservation in New Mexico and for no more than about ten seconds a sunbeam broke through the clouds illuminating the mesa in the distance and creating a small section of rainbow above it. I had just enough time to grab the little camera, turn it on, point it through the windshield, and shoot. Almost instantly after I got the shot the hole in the clouds closed and the light was gone. A few other people who were with me tried but were too slow with their big rigs to get the shot in those fleeting few seconds.
Walk Toward the Light
I like to shoot in the streets of Ybor City around my studio. When it rains I especially like to get out and shoot. I have a thing about watching for people walking when I’m doing it and I make it a personal challenge to artistically include them in my compositions.
Bright Spot
Inside the Cathedral Basilica in St Augustine a beam of light streaming through a window was striking the end of these pews and illuminating them in warm contrast to the somber interior of this part of the church.
Shadow Play
When lighting a scene the shadows are just as important a consideration as the light when crafting the composition. And if you want to have a nice little challenge try working with a subject that’s wearing both black and white.