Shadow Play

This month’s Picture This! assignment was Shadow Play, the role played by shadows in a photograph’s composition and, often, meaning. Shadows define form and shape, but they also can add an aura of mystery and intrigue, one where the recognizable subjects are altered by their presence. They can also be the subject of the image, and dominate the frame to create an abstract view of the world. Readers sent in images that accomplish all the above, with photos of people, places, and things that are enhanced by the sense of depth and space created by these light-formed elements.

Water Under The Bridge
Margret Hildreth transforms the pilings under a bridge in Pensacola, Florida, to an abstract study in form and line. She photographed with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 camera and an exposure of f/3.4 at 1/100 sec.
© Margret Hildreth

Miranda
Thomas Johnson photographed his daughter Miranda so that we see a partial profile and a full silhouette, with the print having a near-solarized look. He worked with a Nikon D300s and a Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 lens and an exposure of f/5.6 at 1/50 sec at ISO 400.
© Thomas Johnson

Skateboard Shadow
Sean Langworth caught the skateboard with tonality yet created the action through shadow play, creating a surreal moment in time. Exposure with a Canon EOS 60D and an 18-55mm lens was f/8 at 1/4000 sec at ISO 1250.
© Sean Langworth

Footprint
A footprint in the sand in Bandon, Oregon, is converted to a graphic form through the use of light direction to create a deep shadow in its furrows. Bill Witmer made the shot with a Canon EOS 50D and an EF 28-135mm lens. Exposure was f/8 at 1/60 sec at ISO 400.
© Bill Witmer

Front Deck
Steve Miller saw this swirl of light and shadow on a deck while on a cruise ship to Alaska. The pattern of light and dark seems to make it a “moving” picture. He made the shot with a Leica V-LUX 1 and converted it to black and white in Photoshop Elements.
© Steve Miller

Metaphysical Square
Marco Rocca referenced de Chirico, a surrealist painter who worked in the early 20th century, in this photo made in Apulia, Italy. (Readers are encouraged to Google de Chirico to see the work of a master shadow player.) Exposure with a Nikon D300 and a Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens was f/16 at 1/250 sec.
© Marco Rocca

Shadows On The Pond
While many readers sent in monochrome images, Rich Hallen shows us that shadows transform color images as well, as in the subtle color play on this pond. He worked with a Nikon D600 and a Nikkor 28-200mm lens and an exposure of f/10 at 1/100 sec at ISO 800.
© Rich Hallen

Sitter
This seeming monochrome image has one element of color—the coffee cup in front of the sitter. The rest is a play of form and cast shadow against a textured wall. Dennis Stroh made this photo with a Fujifilm XP “pocket” camera.
© Dennis Stroh

L.A. Office
Shadow play can come up at any time and any place, as in this office conference room somewhere in Los Angeles. You just have to keep your eyes open for it. That’s what Allan Katcher did when he made this photo with a Nikon COOLPIX 990 and an exposure of f/3.5 at 1/120 sec.
© Allan Katcher

Venice Fence Reflection
When you combine the transforming power of water reflections with the subtle mystery of shadows you’ll find some fanciful and fascinating images, as did Cynthia Cable who made the photo with a Canon PowerShot SD800 IS and an exposure of f/13 at 1/4 sec at ISO 800.
© Cynthia Cable

Light Play
Unique moments are captured when the time of day and direction of light and the point of view of the photographer combine to make an image that exploits both texture and form in the scene. Jim Mitchell made this photo in the Palouse area of Washington with a Nikon D300 and a Nikkor 70-200mm lens. Exposure was f/11 at 1/180 sec.
© Jim Mitchell

Shadow Portrait
How many times have you stepped out of the way when you saw your shadow in the frame? Portraits such as this one, made by Diane Schulman, can have a special meaning, and a touch of the mystical. She made this photo of herself and her husband on a trip to Maui with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III and an EF 70-200mm f/2.8L lens; exposure was f/5 at 1/250 sec.
© Diane Schulman

Tension And Compression
Photographer Ronald Zeytoonian wrote, “The interplay of structural elements, lighting and shadow intrigued me.” He made this photo of the airport ceiling in Shanghai with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III and an EF 24-105mm lens with an exposure of f/5.6 at 1/50 sec at ISO 800.
© Ronald Zeytoonian

Shack Wall
The deep shadows are what anchor the space and balance of this photo made in Crown Point, Indiana, by Wiley E. Dummich. Exposure with a Nikon D3000 and a Nikkor 18-55mm lens was f/6.3 at 1/160 sec.
© Wiley E. Dummich

Crystal Shadows
The light fans out from these cylindrical glasses and throws spectral highlights and deep shadows on the kitchen counter where they sat. Will Hoskins made this image with a Canon EOS 5D and an EF 24-105mm f/4L lens and an exposure of f/11 at 1/30 sec.
© Will Hoskins

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Picture This! – Our Next Assignment
Stacking

The compression effect of long telephoto lenses, referred to as stacking, makes subjects seem as if they have been shoved together and certainly creates the illusion that there is less space between them than we normally would perceive. We ’re looking for images that show this effect with sharpness near to far in a variety of scenes, from nature to cityscapes to even group portraits.

This photo was made from an overpass onto a bus parking lot, where it would seem there’s little room to maneuver. Exposure with a Canon EOS 5D and a Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 VC lens (at 200mm) was f/11 at 1/125 sec at ISO 640.
© George Schaub

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• Sense of Scale: November 2013 issue publication; August 15, 2013 deadline.
• Going Around in Circles: December 2013 issue publication; September 15, 2013 deadline.
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