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I just got back into playing with light like this. I used to love it, even though I think I only really succeeded like twice in the past. One of my favorite Polaroids that I took years ago has incredibly dramatic lighting, and I could never replicate it.
Now I've learned a few things, and having the right conditions are key. I think the moment that I noticed that, every other shoot became crazy overcast just to thwart me. The point is, you need that strong sunlight and some deep shadows. I got a few good ones with Morgan that inspired me to keep trying them, so as soon as the sun is on my side I'm heading back out to experiment.
The high over cast skies, the late blue light of sunset and a sliver of the moon (with earth glow) lends to the other world feeling. At first I wasn't going to bother, but it keep nagging me...so here it is.
The building on the hill appears to be a cellular facility installed via helicopter (there's no road leading there). We've seen an AT&T truck parked on the road nearby, but it's quite a cross-country walk to get to the building. AT&T doesn't manage the network, service in the area is run by a small operator that doesn't play particularly well with the major cellular networks. The power lines lead to Stovepipe Wells, but an aerial view shows solar panels onsite as well, so the power lines, which don't have an access road alongside them, may no longer be maintained.
Death Valley National Park, California.
The end of October will have the traditional Autumn Carnival (Kermis) in Venlo. Already a giant Ferris Wheel has been erected next to the yachting harbor just off the centre of town along the Meuse River. You can just see a sliver of the river on the left behind scarlet 'Tango'. That sculpture was made by Fons Schobbers (1947-) and placed here in 2018. It's quite an eye-catcher and it commemorates that Venlo was granted city rights in 1343.
Yesterday I took a walk by a flooded area near the Sac and Fox trail. This sliver of ice was hanging above the waterline. And bags hanging from the maple trees were full of sap - it's very early for this sap collection I think.
Another re-editing of a previous upload from my first Moroccan trip (October 2011).
Here is the original one:
www.flickr.com/photos/vincenzopisani/6304233086/in/set-72...
You and I are rich as thieves in stories and kisses that trail us like bread crumbs back to the moment you caught my eye and heart with your molasses-slow smile dripping honey so sweet you should have been born a cavity, as much as you've wormed your fingers into the caverns of my heart and made my whole world spin.
This sliver of a build in Nice France must give residents a great, if narrow, perch to view streetlife below! It also creates a great jagged skyscape from this angle!
The Moon occludes the Sun during the solar eclipse of April 8th, 2024, as seen from McKinney, Texas.
I have received a number of e-mails requesting another version of an earlier shot called "Sliver" so here goes this one. It was taken some forty minutes earlier than the original to show how the light influences this already beautiful architectural shape. Note of relevance: Richard Meier (the architect) always chooses white because he believes it is the sum of all colors rather than the void of them...White (I heard him say) can capture the surrounding light, in fact adapting to its environment, and the same piece may appear blue, yellow, orange, black, pink or brown according to the time of day, the light and what it might be reflecting. Polished and brushed metal can have a similar effect (see some of the Frank Gehry pieces). You can never get tired of visiting these two particular architects work because their pieces are always evolving and or responding to their settings. So, as in this case, the same piece can be photographed many times at different times, or with different light conditions and stand on its own two feet.