This is my entry for Brenda’s A Photo Study: Contemplative Photography XI – Patterns of Light, which was posted on Nov. 10, 2018.
On her post, Brenda wrote, “I found that this exercise “seeing patterns of light” was a bit of a challenge for as I was more drawn towards patterns created by shadows. Therefore, while on a photo walk, I found that when I connected with light, I had to actually stop and question, “is this a light pattern or a shadow pattern?”
Now, I started asking myself the same question: “is this a light pattern or a shadow pattern?” — A question that has never came to my mind in the past, that is.
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After staring at many photos and giving a lot of thoughts on this subject, I think it has a lot to do with which pattern (light pattern or shadow pattern) is the dominating pattern in the photo. Yes?
It’s not a secret that I enjoy reading/studying/contemplating Brenda’s A Photo Study. I haven’t done it as often as I like to because, to be honest, some are too advanced for me (ha ha), and some require more time than I have had. Hopefully I will catch up a little in this year. And, again, thank you, Brenda.
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Is there light without a shadow? Is there a shadow without light? A lot to think about.
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Good morning, Carol. True (what you said), but we can choose only include light or only include shadow in our photos, isn’t it? 😉
This study is interesting to me. Most of the time I see patterns. I don’t think I have separated light patterns from shadow patterns. After this exercise, I think, I will observe even better. I hope.
Have a wonderful day, my friend.
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Great captures for the challenge Helen!!!
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Thank you, Paulo. I don’t know about you… I do a lot of things without knowing why I do them. I have no idea that I have taken some light-pattern photos before. It’s nice to know. Ha.
Have a great day.
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I love Halifax! Thank you Helen for taking the time to join me in this year-long project. I found myself, again, pondering the question — light or shadow patterns — and realized that what this lesson did was to encourage me to pause a bit before pressing the shutter and to explore more deeply with the elements that drew my attention.
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Good morning, Brenda. I like what you said, but I am thinking…
>> “…encourage me to pause a bit before pressing the shutter and to explore more deeply with the elements that drew my attention.”
Do I want to pause at that moment or I rather figure this out when I review the photo later? If I do it at that moment, it’s fresh so I probably would have a better idea, but would I miss the chance to take the next photo?
I guess it may depends on the situation (here, I answer my own question 😉 If I can afford the time to pause, I think it would help me improve my skill; if I don’t have time, I should move on. Hmm… so much to think about.
The more I think about it… I should add more to my reply to Paolo. Even though I always see patterns, both light and shadow, I wonder if, deep down, I would notice shadow patterns more quickly than light patterns. This is one thing I like to find out.
Have a wonderful day, Brenda.
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