2.10.2015

learning to find the light

One of the downfalls of living in the Pacific Northwest is that winter can be gray...and long...
which makes taking photographs challenging...both in finding the spot where there is light as well as finding the time of day that makes any such photography worthwhile...

So I've been embracing the shadows as well as the light...I've found that the best light comes through the north facing window in my kitchen...directly behind the sink...so the small area to the left of the sink...before you knock your head on the upper cabinets...is the best spot to take photos...

Trying to capture that nuance of dark, moody photographs...pretending that it was a conscious effort to avoid shooting in a bright, sun-lit atmosphere...
edited with kk texture plaster squared
























I picked up these daffodils...just starting to burst open...

Less than a week later...they are bolting...
edited with kk texture plaster squared




































Swapping out the backgrounds also helped to elicit different moods...so many possible tweaks and variations...

Other photo fun I've been having...recently learned that prints of John James Audubon's Birds of America paintings are available for free download...one of my favorite artists...his precision and execution are incredible...
find all the prints here www.audubon.org/birds-of-america

I just had to play...
original print





















My composition - "Birds on the brain"
overlay of one of my photos of birds in trees with 2LilOwls texture...







































Joining the group over at kim klassen's Texture Tuesday...why don't you stop by...

worth a look...

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