Light – Photography in Pearls

Photo Challenge – Lens-Artists: Light and Shadow

The prompt this week is Light and Shadow – one of my favorite topics. The right lighting makes a picture perfect but it can also be one of the hardest skills for a photographer to learn.

Getting the light right is something I struggle with every time I pull out my camera. There’s no strict formula – at least one that I know of. It’s usually just a “guestimate” and then a couple of clicks one way and then a couple a clicks the other way until I’m satisfied with what I see in the viewfinder.

If you look closely enough, I swear this turtle is giving me the evil eye.

There’s so many features to consider – aperture, shutter speed, angles, ISO, distance etc. One certainty is to try and avoid the sunniest part of the day but I got extremely lucky with the two photos above.

The photo above is the window where my dad and his Sunday School class sat during church. I was visiting mom one night and when we went out for dinner, I saw the church lights on so I was able to get my first stained glass photography. That took lots of trial and error before I got it right.

You can see responses from other bloggers here: https://pilotfishblog.com/2022/05/07/lapc-198-light-and-shadow/

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May 11, 2022 by Gina Categories: Photo ChallengeTags: Fish, Lens-Artists, Light, Photography, Shadow, Stained Glass, Turtle 8 Comments

Photo Challenge – Lens-Artists: It’s All About the Light

Lighting is probably the most important element of a good photograph. As photographers, we learn the best time of day for the best lighting and we also learn to manipulate it. Our manipulations can be dramatic or subtle. Today I’ve chosen subtle.

What can be better than a walk through Brookgreen Gardens at the height of Spring? Our grandson was visiting over his spring break from school and a walk through their zoo was a perfect excuse to enjoy the weather.

You can see responses from other bloggers here: https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2021/08/21/lens-artists-challenge-162-its-all-about-the-light/

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August 27, 2021 by Gina Categories: Photo ChallengeTags: Flowers, Lens-Artists, Light, Photography 10 Comments

Photo Challenge – Surprise

This week we are asked to share a surprise as seen through our lens.

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Our youngest grandson and his mom are visiting us this week and I have spent countless hours following him around trying to get the perfect shots. Just when I think I’ve got the perfect photo, he turns around – or crawls away – or waves bye – or claps and all I’ve captured is a blur.

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The only time he stays still is when he looks out the window so I’ve got some beautiful photos of his back. The surprise is that I love these photos just as much as the ones where I can see his face with all his expressions.

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How could you resist the curl in his hair?

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I love the way the light surrounds him.

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April 14, 2017 by Gina Categories: Photo ChallengeTags: Grandson, Light, Photography, Surprise 5 Comments

Belin Methodist Church – Night Views

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November 20, 2016October 6, 2016 by Gina Categories: PhotographyTags: Church, Cross, Light, Murrells Inlet, Night, Photography 2 Comments

Waiting for the Sunset

Waiting for the Sunset – North Causeway, Pawleys Island, SC

November 14, 2016October 6, 2016 by Gina Categories: PhotographyTags: Light, North Causeway, Photography, Sunset Leave a comment

Photo Challenge – Shine

This week we are asked to share an experience when the shine of a light source caused us to stop for a second look.

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Night of a Thousand Candles – Brookgreen Gardens

Every year Brookgreen Gardens hosts Night of a Thousand Candles during the month of December. Words cannot describe the beauty of the gardens with thousands of lights and candles set among the sculptures. There are carolers, story tellers and music too.

I stopped by Brookgreen Gardens earlier this week and preparations are already underway for this year’s event. Most of the work is done by volunteers and although it doesn’t seem possible, every year is better than the year before.

Check out this link for a peek at past years’ events: http://www.brookgreen.org/NightsofaThousandCandles.html

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