How is everyone doing with their 'shadows'

[Earth_First]

I just haven't been able to get it just yet...

Hope everyone is having fun with it!

[Solly Mack]

1. I keep chasing the sun and it keeps running

While waiting for the sun to come...I play.

[Saphire]

2. very nice.

[Solly Mack]

6. Thanks, Saphire

[Mira]

3. That is some very fine and acceptable playing. Save that one. You might need it soon.....n/t

[Solly Mack]

7. Thanks, Mira. I did a series of them. lol

Who knows?

[Mz Pip]

5. That is awesome

Very clever idea. Could be a contender!

I've been doing some shooting but most of my recent shots are just too boring. I've got a couple in the archives that might work, though.

[Solly Mack]

8. Thanks! I've taken some outdoor shots but mine've been boring too.

We had a very brief period of sunlight today and I raced to beat the clouds (and time). Alas..

Looking forward to seeing your entry!

[bluedigger]

4. Not so good.

We've been looking everywhere, but none to be found...

[Mira]

11. Ii like it a whole lot!

[bluedigger]

16. Really?

Maybe I'll just enter it.:)

I like this, but the shadows are kind of "subtle"...

[dbmk]

37. Sometimes cropping feels like cheating

But a lot of the time it allows you to capture what you intended to capture with the camera. :)

This crop being a fantastic example I think. Colors and composition just click.

One note: A lot of photo forums have rules that the poster has to allow other users to do it. As it can be considered somewhat rude to mess with someone elses work. All depending on the recipients feelings on the matter of course. :)

[Celebration]

17. this is pretty cool

interesting! blue dog...........

[bluedigger]

18. Should I crop it?

[Celebration]

20. I like it BUT

I think I like the dog and leash being shown. Here is why--I think the red in the leash kind of makes the photo, because it stands out..........yet the shadow of it is the same color as the dog, and that is BLUE! Everyone knows the shadows are the same color, but we hardly think of them being blue like that. I just love the red in the photo..............

But I think I might crop it more than your first version--it needs a little straightening, and you can lose quite a bit on the left and bottom. Or at least see what that looks like. Maybe I will try it and see what it looks like. Maybe something like this?

[bluedigger]

21. I agree.

I did this crop while you did that one.:)



That was fun. Thanks for the advice! Sadly, the red leash was severed the next day and has been replaced with black.:rofl:

[Celebration]

22. hey I like yours BETTER than mind

The red leash being gone makes this photo all the more valuable........................

[JohnnyRingo]

23. I think it's a bit spooky without the subject for perspective

I sure you're on to something though. Very imaginative.

[Mira]

24. What I liked in my crop

is the curve, the real dog and the shadow dog, and the looooong red leash making another line.
I like the shape of the shadow only if the dog is also in the picture, because it is foreshortened, and IMO only attractive and even funny with the originator, the dog, present.

Hope this makes sense. So I vote for my own crop.

[Mz Pip]

9. Abstract shadows

on the wall. the texture of the wall comes through. I kind of like it but I'm not sure I'd use it.



Sort of like an abstract painting.

[Solly Mack]

10. The texture comes through more in the second.

Like the contrast in the second too. It is like an abstract...which I like about it.

[Mira]

14. Not for GD - but I like it. The second one. n/t

[juxtaposed]

27. these are real good

[ohheckyeah]

12. I have two from my archives

and can't decide which to use. They are so totally different...one is landscape the other architectural.

[Mira]

13. You can poll us of course.

We have opinions.

[ohheckyeah]

29. I think it's

the opinions I'm scared of. ;-)

I'll post them after I ponder them a bit longer...LOL.

[NV Whino]

15. I was organizing some photos

and realized I had shot my shadows a couple of weeks ago. At the time I was despairing over the fact that the shadow was ruining my shot, but there was nothing I could do about it at this time of year. As it turns out the shadow is perfect. Ya just never know.

[Celebration]

19. one of my first entries

and the first time I made it to the finals, was a shadow photo. It is one of the few that I have where I specifically went for the shadow. I would enter it again if I could. Not sure everyone got the symbolism the first time.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=280&topic_id=48976#48977

[Alameda]

25. How's this?

[Celebration]

26. In addition to being a great shadow

It is a "boots" kitty. I love cats with boots!

[handmade34]

28. "shadows of the past"

[Mz Pip]

35. Very good.

Lots going on both literally and metaphorically,

[Callalily]

30. I'm having fun with this topic,

We actually had sun yesterday so I did some outdoor shots - lots and lots of them! :rofl: I still have some indoor ideas that I'm going to explore, but here are a few from yesterday.

Sculpture


Stairs at the Art Center


My infamous blue rail - the shadow reminds me of a piano, but I think that's the railing's purpose.


Bike (I have many variations of this one)


And I think my favorite - well so far!

[Callalily]

31. Opps! Don't know what

happened to the bike pic, but here it is again.

[Celebration]

32. Nice ones!

I got the bike. That is a good winter photo! The piano? It is supposed to look like that? Where is it?

I like the building but I think I would like it better if there was a shadow on the building from the wire sculpture.

[Callalily]

38. Thanks for your comments.

The piano? To me the shadows from the railing look like piano keys. Maybe I'm seeing something in this that's not there(?)

Oh if only I could get a shadow of that sculpture on the building I'd be so happy. But the sculture is too far away from the building. That was a difficult shot to get to begin with, because of such close proximity to other buidings.

[Celebration]

33. More gray weather here.

Resorted to flipping through my archives.......

[Alameda]

34. beautiful....there is something about both of them that makes

one feel the air. There is also a comfort in the shadow.

[Solly Mack]

36. We had some sun yesterday. Along the Rhine river.....

We strolled along the Rhine for a short while yesterday.



Bridge railing...meh. Kinda boring.



Same in BW. I like this one better.




Shadow buns




I must confess to getting lost in the action and reflections on/along the river.

[Swampguana]

39. I'm with you earth first

I'm struggling with shadows, nothings worked for me so far

[ohheckyeah]

40. A couple from my archives

as I haven't gotten out to take more yet.

[ohheckyeah]

41. Why

have I been blackballed? :tinfoilhat:

[Mira]

42. I don't know why BUT BEFORE I CLICKED on the WHY I knew

what you were going to say.
I really did.
I even smiled big ahead of time.

This prescience is with me some of the time and it's not unusual. Just funny.

Now -
your first photo is magnificent in the muted colors the soft shadows and the yearning it inspires in me to go and be there.

Thank you for that
I don't remember the other one right now, because I'm still laughing....

[ohheckyeah]

43. Sorry....

I have a problem with chronic smartassism. :-) I think it's funny you just knew what the question was going to be.

Thanks...the photo was taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway in southwestern VA.

[Mira]

44. It's just serene. I love it - if I had that one

and could enter, I would wait to see what comes in and if it's in a category kinda sorta by itself I would submit it.

Southwestern VA. Blue Ridge Parkway.
Sounds like its just next door.

[ohheckyeah]

45. Yep...

we are neighbors if you are in NC. We took the Blue Ridge Parkway down to Blowing Rock a couple of years ago. It was beautiful drive and we enjoyed staying in Blowing Rock for a few days. It's an interesting little town but the blowing rock itself wasn't really impressive.