Weekly Photo Challenge :: Illumination

Illumination

Lights are functional — everyday objects in our rooms and on our streets. Yet lights can be powerful symbols: signs of life, curiosity, and discovery. (Cheri Lucas)

I don’t work with lights any more. The never-ending fascination for me in the past few years is the challenge to make a photo work using only the natural lighting available. So I don’t have any ‘lights’ shots to submit other than post-processing experiments, and that doesn’t seem fair for this challenge.

Here’s one of my favourite shots using the rising sun’s reflection off, and through, the morning mist on the lake. I nudged the lens as far east into the sun as possible without completely diffusing the shot … or being temporarily blinded!

Photo by Cheryl Andrews©

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25 comments

2 February 2013 at 10:07 am

Madhu

That is so pretty Cheryl! Thank you for the pingback 🙂

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2 February 2013 at 7:47 pm

Cheryl

Thanks, Madhu!

21 January 2013 at 7:58 pm

Jude

Now that’s a photo taken with an artist’s eye. I just love it!

21 January 2013 at 8:30 pm

Thank you, Jude. I’m glad you stopped by.

21 January 2013 at 7:57 am

Island Traveler

A picture to remember. The mist, the Sun’s gentle morning rays, the calm water, a single potted plant on a walkway, everything blended to create a magical moment. Must be beautiful to wake up at dawn and just watch the sunrise unfold while covered in blanket and drinking hot coffee. Great post!

21 January 2013 at 8:01 am

Thank you, Mr. B. With so few words you beautifully captured the magical nature of this special place.

15 January 2013 at 9:05 am

Angels Dancing on Sunbeams

PING!

15 January 2013 at 2:41 pm

I appreciate the pingback!

14 January 2013 at 6:56 pm

Enjoy The View

14 January 2013 at 9:29 pm

Thanks for the mention, Tracy!

13 January 2013 at 2:08 pm

Mike Hardisty

Fog can be a great thing to work with, especially if the sun is just coming out. Good idea to push the camera towards the light

13 January 2013 at 2:19 pm

Thanks for the mention Mike! I find lake mist particularly fascinating because there is nothing to interfere with a magical, almost gossamer, saturation point in the light, magnified by the reflection off the water. Even more fascinating, watching the still lake come to life as the sun heats the air … hence the ripples in the foreground just beginning to roll East to West!

13 January 2013 at 1:04 pm

Thanks so much for the pingback, Mike!

13 January 2013 at 3:33 am

Zen

Wow, the effect of the fog, (is that a fog?) was fantastic! 🙂

13 January 2013 at 8:00 am

It’s mist that forms when the air and water don’t match in temperature … more spectacular in the late autumn than early spring. Thanks for the feedback!

13 January 2013 at 1:50 am

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13 January 2013 at 8:01 am

Thanks for the mention!

13 January 2013 at 12:13 am

Heart To Harp

You captured that first flash of day just beautifully! The water to the left of the dock has not quite let go of night, while the east-most water is already claimed by the sun.

13 January 2013 at 7:56 am

Thanks, Janet. I absolutely love sitting at the end of the dock, thermos of coffee, watching, waiting for the sun to come up. The mists of late summer can rise off the water 3, 4 times the height of the 80′ to 100′ treeline!

12 January 2013 at 11:46 pm

3rdculturechildren

13 January 2013 at 8:04 am

The pingback is much appreciated … thanks for stopping by!

12 January 2013 at 3:25 pm

Northern Narratives

That’s an interesting photo. I was lucky to have a photo for this weeks challenge. I also only work with the natural light. Thanks for the ping 🙂 judy

13 January 2013 at 7:57 am

You’re welcome, Judy! And, you did a beautiful job of meeting the challenge using natural light …

12 January 2013 at 1:39 pm

Lucid Gypsy