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Night Photography – Shadows & Color

I am sure that I will be partaking in quite a bit of night photography for this photo-a-day project simply because I work during the week and it is difficult to devote time during daytime hours – excluding weekends and vacation days of course. All is good though; night photography can add a new dimension to your photography skill set. All you need is a stable tripod and a cable release. Or, you can use the timer on the camera; a 10 second timer should be sufficient at eliminating any internal camera vibrations.

Shadows & Color

I really like to play with shadows and to create mood with dark scenes, especially at night. This particular wrought iron fence had a light passing through the grates and created the coolest play on shadows near the painted yellow stop text. The wrought iron shadows danced into the distance, mingling on top of one another and interweaved into sets of diamonds. Midway through setting up, I noticed headlights behind me and somehow managed to stop the flow of traffic. Oops! So, I moved out of the way, recomposed again, and came away with a keeper.

A wrought iron fence creates a pattern of shadows on the asphalt below in this night photography photograph.

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