This week Tina challenges us to show images of interesting Shadows we have captured. Looking over a few photos, I randomly picked several showing Shadows on the beach, a couple of golf courses, in the mountains and by the river. It is the shape formed by Shadows which makes an interesting picture in addition to how they interacts with the subject. Converting these pictures to black and white seemed logical, after all shadows are not very colorful, they just display interesting patterns!
“Color is descriptive. Black and white is interpretive.” – Eliott Erwitt
A bright sunny summer day as the sun’s rays filter through the tree leaves. This photo was taken was taken with a Blackberry cell phone many years ago.
“We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand.” – E. M. Forster
We were biking on the beach at Kiawah Island, SC looking for wildlife and interesting shells. At one point when I looked over at my friend and all I could really see was her Shadow in the sand!
“There is strong shadow where there is much light.” –
After finishing up this particular golf hole, the sharp, pronounced design of Shadows created by the branches of this tree grabbed my attention. Fortunately the camera was not too far away. This intricate design was created as the midday sun passed overhead.
“Even when clouds grow thick, the sun still pours its light earthward.” – Mark Nepo
Numerous Cirrus clouds overhead cast interesting Shadows on the mountains below. It was a beautiful summer day with the blue sky, big puffy clouds floating overhead and rich green vegetation below. This was taken when playing golf at the beautiful Sugarloaf Golf Course in Maine.
The Low Country in South Carolina is well known for its majestic old oak trees and towering pines throughout the area. This was taken on Wadmalaw Island near Cherry Point Seafood Company. What captured my attention was the size of these trees compared to this abandoned fishing boat along with Shadows created by the overhead sun casting an eerie light on the boat.
“The brighter the light, the deeper the shadow.” –