Today I’ve been experimenting with light and surface. I love the way light hits a surface and changes it, revealing it’s sometimes hidden texture or lack of it.
Light changes things!!
I revisited some Autumn leaves that I kept… and my seashells. The light touching these items was changing as I was shooting. A fun little experiment.
When I was writing this post I wasn’t aware it was also the Weekly Photo Challenge topic, but hey it works, so I’m including this for the week’s challenge – Texture 🙂
Play becomes joy, joy becomes work, work becomes play.
Johannes Itten
Here’s a gallery with some of the images.
A very beautiful set, my friend! Have a wonderful Sunday, Robyn!
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Thanks Fabio.. Will do 🙂
Enjoy your weekend!
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Thanks so much, Robyn! 🙂
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Too good Robyn! You are clever! 🙂
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Thanks Jules 🙂
Enjoy your weekend.
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Gogeous entries for the theme, Robyn.
Have a happy weekend,
Dina
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Thanks so much Dina.. Lovely to hear from you 🙂
I didn’t know this was the theme for the week…lol
Must add a link!
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🙂 The Itten quote is a gem!
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I love it too Dina.. Do love Itten’s work 🙂
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Hi Robyn, I love this set – beautifully captured! 🙂
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Thanks Anne.. So glad you like them.
It is enjoyable to look so closely 🙂
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Yes, Robyn, I totally agree – it’s a whole new world! 🙂
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Think what I love about macro or closeup work… You never know what you’ll find.
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Lovely macros Robyn. The shells are spot on 🙂
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Thanks Lee, glad you like the shells 🙂
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Very nice work Robyn – yes, texture is brought out by directional light as you have illustrated. I like the spiral shots the best in this series – warm and muted colors do work with these.
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Thanks Robert 🙂
So glad you like the spirals… They’re such beautiful creations.
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this is true photographic art Robyn. Absolutely beautiful!! You have such a magical eye!
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Thank you Cybele.. I appreciate this lovely comment.
I do approach my photography from an art perspective, hoping to apply what I’ve been taught… and there are things that just appeal 🙂
I hope there are some flowers in my very near future.. I’m in need of some flowers 😉
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wonderful gallery. I love shells, they are so beautiful. Did you know that they were all created in the golden ratio?
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Thanks Taphian, so glad you enjoyed the shells 🙂
The golden ratio was forefront in my thoughts while photographing the shells.
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Wonderful study Robyn, the header shot of the leaf almost looks like leather 🙂
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Thanks Lisa… I always appreciate your thoughts and comments 🙂
I thought the same thing about the leaf. It is old so I imagine it has become hardened, perhaps adding to the effect, with the angle of the light.
How is it down south? We’re getting real Springy days, but with a cold wind… not entirely August weather!
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After clouds and trees, you have captured my two next fav subjects: shells and leaves! Beautiful photos and agree with you that light reflecting on a surface in a specific way can indeed alter our perception of its surface. Great job and thanks for sharing 🙂
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Hello Gale and welcome! Thanks for your comment.
So glad you enjoyed the post and the subjects 🙂
I’m always looking up at the clouds and trees too!
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