42:365 Light 5.3.10

Sunlight.

I don't recommend looking right at the sun. I still have the image of the sun burnt into my retinas. But if it's a beautiful day, and you must look, at least take a photo. However, if you have to sneeze, looking at the sun can help, though I'm not sure why...

41:365 Light 5.2.10

Strum.

One light. Above and a little behind. My brother in-law was practicing guitar after a family dinner. He's back from college and is showing off what he learned this year at U of M. Go Blue!

40:365 Light 5.1.10

Night Light II.

There is a special time, at dusk, where the light in the sky is the same exposure as the lights on the street and in the houses. This was a little past that special time. For those of you who want to try this at home, it's usually just after sunset (or just before sunrise if you can get up early). You can get a great looking sky if you set your white balance to tungsten (usually it looks like a little light bulb). If you do this before sundown, everything will look blueish. If you wait until after sunset, only they sky should be blue and the rest will look normal. Just put your camera on a tripod, turn off the flash, and get ready for a long exposure. I think this one was about 30 seconds.

39:365 Light 4.30.10

I <3 my Bubble Lamp.

38:365 Light 4.29.10

Through the trees.

It doesn't work without the light and shadows - see here if you don't believe me. There are times, mostly when photographing people, that you don't want direct sunlight. Then, there are times like this, where it makes the picture interesting.

37:365 Light 4.28.10

Smoke on the water.

I'm not crazy about the photo itself, but the reflections the pool was making on the wall were really cool. It looked like some crazy oscilloscope projected on the wall. I'll try to shoot something other than water tomorrow, but it turns out water does really cool things with light.

36:365 Light 4.28.10

1000 Points of Light.

Yes, I realize that it is redundant to make "light" my theme for the week. Photography, by definition is "drawing with light" and light (or absence of it) is what a photograph captures. So to narrow it down a little, I will be focusing on light as the main subject of my photo. Thanks for understanding.