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Sometimes its hard to find a road ahead. Delving deeper into one's inner soul may seem to be the only way out.
A beam of sunlight fell across my desk this morning and this was the result. There's a certain magic in the shadow of a jackalope, don't you think?
'...by that thickest, darkest shade of Sycamore's crackling trunk...' A new photo for the poem, Ephemera, one of the Winter pieces for White Light White Peak
White Light White Peak, the live show, is a personal journey through a year in the White Peak told through poems and projections. see: www.whitelightwhitepeak.com
“a beautiful work of art in every one of its facets – poetry, photography, stagecraft, soundtrack.”
Jim Marriott – Buxton Festival Fringe review.
"Summed up in one word - mesmerising." (Caroline Small, events manager at The Green Man Gallery, Buxton).
Touring the Peak District and beyond, September and October - with more dates planned for 2020.
Starting in the depths of a snowy winter, this is a poetic journey through a White Peak year, including encounters with the weather, wildlife and people; some amusing, some thought-provoking and many involving a Springer Spaniel...or two. The poems are told from memory and in a conversational style; more like miniature short stories at times, complete with twists and some happy endings.
The White Light is all in my monochrome photography: Atmospheric landscapes, wildlife shots and enigmatic moments, reflecting the images and moods heard in the poems and projected onto a large screen throughout the performance. With the occasional soundscape, (captured locally - and in all weathers) the whole is a highly immersive experience; the culmination of five years' work.
"White Light White Peak", the book, is published by Fly on the Wall press - order a copy here: www.flyonthewallpoetry.co.uk/shop Copies for sale at a discount (and signed!) at the live event if you buy the programme, which contains a supplement of seven poems with photographs.
A review of White Light White Peak – The Book:
“A joyous book - one to be slowly savoured. The black and white photos are truly atmospheric, the snippets of prose down-to-earth and gently humorous, while the poems are a wonderful celebration of nature. Simon Corble produces a little bit of magic in White Light White Peak, capturing the ethereal beauty of England's first national park. This is a book to keep and cherish.”
Helen Moat, freelance travel writer and book reviewer - author of "The Slow Guide to the Peak District".
Zigzag shadow of a railing on the staircase. Great Falls, Montana, USA.14 April 2018
2025-26: Crowd 6th out of 3046 entries in Photocrowd 'What Is It?' in December 2025.
2024-25: Expert commended out of 6315 entries in Photocrowd 'What Is It' competition in May 2025
2022-23: Judge merit award out of 2000 entries in Photocrowd 'Shadows' competition in April 2023. Expert commended out of 5915 entries in Photocrowd 'Straight Lines' in June 2023.
2021-22: Expert commended out of 4663 entries in 'Straight Lines' competition in October 2021.
Captured at a viewing of "Your sunset shadow" (Olafu Eliasson, 2024) at Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. This installation features an empty screen illuminated by eleven spotlights.
Shadows cast by the tall gum trees in Whitmore Square down the dead end street that is Sabiston Lane.
On a walk in the Botanic Gardens September 13, 2015 Christchurch New Zealand.
Founded in 1863 with the planting of an English oak tree, the Christchurch Botanic Gardens have grown from small beginnings to become a much-loved destination for Cantabrians and visitors alike. Over the years natural wetlands and sand dunes have been transformed into an elegantly cultivated 30 hectare park with more than 10 different gardens framed by mature trees and expansive lawns, which are mostly contained within a loop of the Avon River.
For More Info: www.newzealand.com/int/feature/christchurch-botanic-gardens/
Image created for the Our Daily Challenge topic:
BLACK and White
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The flickr photo group
Shadows and Moods
Once again this photo was created on one of the side trails in Marian Bear Memorial Park located in San Clemente Canyon at San Diego, California.
*This time of the year we have bright sunny skies that produce long shadows in the afternoon and into the early evening.
Found on the compound wall of Holy Hill Basilica, WI.
No alterations made to bring out the shape. Taken as found. Outer areas hv been darkened a bit to get the black.
Last day of the month and my picture is here! The theme this time was “Svartvitt” (Black and white).
I knew right from the start that I wanted to take the opportunity this month to play with shadows. Black and white shadow images are the best!
I actually have my fiancé to thank for the picture, it was his idea o use plastic leaves to create a cool shadow. And it turned out absolutely lovely if I do say so myself.
Dunes, Shadows, Morning. © Copyright 2019 G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
Patterns of morning light and shadows on dunes, Death Valley National Park.
I made this photograph early in the morning. A small group of us arrived while it was still dark out, anticipating a walk of perhaps a half hour to get to the area we wanted to visit. Since we wanted to be in position well before dawn, we were set to start walking before there was enough light to see our objective. Someone asked, "Which way do we go?" I looked into the murk, couldn't really make out the dunes, and guessed, "That way! We'll correct course when the light arrives."
In the dunes you find yourself in a veritable photographer's laboratory of of shapes, juxtapositions, textures, and colors. And it is not static scene either when you are there very early or very late in the day — the light changes quickly. Dusk light lends brings softer light and lens a blue cast to the scene. When the sunlight first arrives there can be stark differences between brightly lit highlights and deeper shadows with cooler tones. Before long the colors began to fade and the scene can become more subtle or even nearly monochromatic. When I made this photograph, warm and color-saturated light was coming across the top of the dunes, but the light in the shadows, still mainly from open sky, was of a cooler blue color.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, "California's Fall Color: A Photographer's Guide to Autumn in the Sierra" is available from Heyday Books and Amazon.
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