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A dramatic sunset over the city of Edinburgh as seen from the Salisbury Crags.
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Strong sunshine, a dark sky and rainbow create a dramatic view over the Teesdale market town of Barnard Castle. Taken from The Lendings, the County Bridge and castle ruins are in the distance; Thorngate Mill, now private flats is the large building on the riverbank.
This was the sun-facing side just a bit later than the previous photo I posted (with the treetops lit and a rainbow off to the side (which I didn't successfully capture)).
In the dying light of a winter's evening, beneath cold stadium lamps and heavier expectations, one lone player shoulders the storm. The chaos surrounds him—hands grasp, bodies clash, and determination collides with resistance—but his eyes never lower. It's not just a scrum of boys. It’s a moment carved from courage, stitched with loyalty, and laced with silent resolve. Every tackle, every cry, every breath is part of something larger—a raw hymn to bravery in motion, where the line between defeat and glory is not defined by score, but by heart.
In the stillness between heartbeats and hospital monitors, she waits — holding life within her, holding hope within herself.
The room hums with silent prayers, the air thick with unseen courage.
Here, in this quiet storm, strength whispers its first cry.
An abandoned villa in Laajasalo, Helsinki. There are a handful of these villas in the area. Built in the 1800s and abandoned decades ago, they're slowly decomposing and will soon disappear as new luxury houses are built in their place.
This image was shot in my little studio, with just one flash with a honeygrit in front of the lamp. This low-key image looks dark but all the details are visible.
Strobist: Falcon Eyes 750D in front of the camera pointing down through a snoot at the end of the snoot was a grit on 1/8 power. F10.0 - 1/250 - 55 mm
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The landing on the stairs leading to our front door.
Photography and Editing: Dirk Dreyer. Hi-Res pictures and prints available at galleries.dreyerpictures.com
Photography and Editing: Dirk Dreyer. Hi-Res pictures and prints available at galleries.dreyerpictures.com
There’s a moment when the noise fades, when the world falls quiet, and all that remains is the rhythm of your own breath. This image captures that space — the private sanctuary we retreat to when emotions swell too high or the world grows too loud. The child’s hands frame their face like a shield, but it’s not fear we see — it’s calm. A stillness, deep and unspoken.
This portrait is less about seeing and more about feeling. The lowered lashes, the softness of expression, the gentle shadows — they invite us into a space that is intimate, vulnerable, and utterly human.
Moment of introspection. The interplay of light and shadow emphasizes the subject's features and creates a sense of depth and emotion.
Evening fog blankets the field,
as the walkway quietly disappears into the unknown.
Taken on a moody evening in Jeju —when light fades, and mystery begins.
md rokkor 50.4
Lighting info:
ab1600
Fotodiox pro studio solutions 5ft octa
vegabond mini battery
pixel king pro triggers.
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There is a quiet strength in the way he looks at the world, a softness carved from moments he’s lived through and moments he’s still learning to face. In the stillness of this black and white portrait, the light becomes a language of its own, revealing honesty, vulnerability, and a story beneath the surface. His eyes meet the viewer without hesitation, asking nothing yet saying everything. This image captures the delicate edge between youth and becoming, between innocence and truth, between who we are and who we are trying to be.
This year, I joined a local photography guild to force myself into trying things that I have no idea how to do!
Like taking studio portraits of a model!
Last night the club held an in-studio session with a model named Sarah Van Der Valk. Thankfully the much more experienced members of the club know how to set up lights, because I have no idea!
Over two hours, we all took turns photographing Sarah in three different scenarios and outfits, the lights were set up for us and we figured out our camera settings.
So, here is my first official attempt at in-studio model portraits using a combination of flash and constant light.
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Thanks The Latow Photographers Guild and Sarah van der Valk
Thanks to all who comment or favorite; it is always appreciated!
I took this captivating night photograph of Locomotive 542 at the North Carolina Transportation Museum, drawing inspiration from the iconic style of O. Winston Link. Link was renowned for his striking nighttime photos of steam trains, skillfully blending artificial lighting and long exposures to capture America's final era of steam railroading. This image pays tribute to his legacy by highlighting the steam locomotive's enduring beauty and strength against the night's profound darkness.
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Photography and Editing: Dirk Dreyer. Hi-Res pictures and prints available at galleries.dreyerpictures.com
Organization: Creative Light Photography
Photography and Editing: Dirk Dreyer. Hi-Res pictures and prints available at galleries.dreyerpictures.com
Photography and Editing: Dirk Dreyer. Hi-Res pictures and prints available at galleries.dreyerpictures.com
Wardrobe: Costume Junction.
Organization: Creative Light Photography