Let's wrap up chapter 4 and move on to RobertJerl's new subject, Second Hand Light/Reflections:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-535365-1.html

I hope everyone will continue to support these terrific opportunities to learn, teach and enjoy the Aspects of Light! The first four parts were produced jointly by myself, R.G., ebrunner, MinnieV and Uuglypher. Additional advice and input were provided by Ed Shapiro, repleo, AzPicLady and whwiden. Thank you!

But most important of all, we appreciate the dozens of folks who posted inspiring photos and shared their knowledge and experience through the first four topics. Thank you so much for your participation!

FYC is a unique community "where we can ask most anything, answer most anything, give and receive feedback, share opinions and tips - and hopefully grow with each other."

I want to thank you Linda and all of the collaborators (I wish all the names were published in order for all to be credited) for this series. I am just now getting caught up on it. I followed the first discussion back in May but then got extremely busy and just now am finding time to finish going thru all the postings. I'm amazed at the quality of the images that have been posted and how relevant they are to the discussions at hand.

I don't recall if much has been discussed about natural vs artificial light. Is that a worthwhile discussion that would add to the topic of considering the aspects of light?

I'm not sure how relevant my own images are to this particular discussion but thought maybe I'd post some and point out how I achieved these two different results. On a cold day in March, I didn't care to journey outside to take any photos so I was working on some still life on the kitchen table using natural light. The first photo was taken with the overcast light outside as a background. I was rather surprised at the result, as the ribbon around the vase is actually white and looked nothing like this to my naked eye. I decided it had to do with the strong background lighting, so I closed the black colored blind on that sliding door and took the second shot, again with natural light coming from other windows in the room. Two completely different results.

Walt


Edit: I see I must have sent an improper file as it didn't attach the files for visibility.

These are very nice. Negative images can be overdone; but when they are done right, like these, they almost trick the viewer. The images look right; but there is something about them that is very different. Unless we think about them as negative images (photographers, especially those who often use negative film) will recognize what is going on; but the casual observer might be caught out and not immediately grasp how we are altering light to effect our photo. You've inspired me to search out and post a few of my own examples. Thanks.

Distribution of Light -
While I love the drama of high contrast lighting, there are times when nature presents a more mellow moment. Overall, I feel the light in this shot is evenly distributed, which is what gives the image its gentle mood. Not a ripple on the pond to disturb the pastel reflections and the darker greens at both top and bottom help keep our eyes within the frame.

The bird is positioned against the only bit of blue sky; however, I suspect that the pop of red against its black body is primarily what draws your eye.