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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Kiwi Paul on August 07, 2015, 05:18:08 pm

Title: Shadows
Post by: Kiwi Paul on August 07, 2015, 05:18:08 pm

Took these photos today and decided they might make good B&W images.
Hopefully they speak for themselves.
Comments?

Paul

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Title: Re: Shadows
Post by: Willard on August 08, 2015, 01:23:05 am

Just a thought about shadow pictures.  This is a personal taste thing so take it as that.  As a general rule (a rule I admittingly break on more than one occasion) I feel that when taking shadow pictures I try not to include the subject creating the shadow, or maybe just a small piece of the subject to give an anchor.  I feel this adds some mystery and interest for the viewer trying to fill in the rest of the scene that would create such a shadow. 
And I am not dissing your photos, my first thought was "I would have shot that", but then I would have tried to compose out the subjects and keep their shadows.  The bridge would be tough, but I like what you are seeing.

Title: Re: Shadows
Post by: Kiwi Paul on August 10, 2015, 02:40:22 pm

Thanks for the feedback, always welcome and appreciated :)
The images were meant to show the "mirroring effect" the shadows have on the subject, from my POV the first shot of the bridge shows how the diagonals and lines of the bridge are mimicked by the shadow and I thought it made a strong composition as it is, the one with the leaf has you looking at the leaf then invariably drawn to the leafs shadow, that was the intention, I was hoping for a bit more feedback but oh well.

Paul

Quote from: Willard on August 08, 2015, 01:23:05 am

Just a thought about shadow pictures.  This is a personal taste thing so take it as that.  As a general rule (a rule I admittingly break on more than one occasion) I feel that when taking shadow pictures I try not to include the subject creating the shadow, or maybe just a small piece of the subject to give an anchor.  I feel this adds some mystery and interest for the viewer trying to fill in the rest of the scene that would create such a shadow. 
And I am not dissing your photos, my first thought was "I would have shot that", but then I would have tried to compose out the subjects and keep their shadows.  The bridge would be tough, but I like what you are seeing.

Title: Re: Shadows
Post by: sdwilsonsct on August 11, 2015, 11:02:07 am

I think they stand on their own: good shapes and textures. I would retain the objects that cast the shadows.