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Light, shadows and a flower. I thought that this suited the Saturday Shadows theme.
An interesting subject, I tried various strategies and this was the most successful, but it needed quite a bit of work on the flower. An attempt with a spot of fill-in flash gave better detail there, but at the cost of muzzier, less crisp rim-lighting – and this for me is all about the rim-lighting against the shadows.
Thanks for looking,
Moira
| Brand: | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera: | Nikon D90  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Lens: | 50.0 mm f/1.8 |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 8 Oct 2012 - 2:42 PM |
| Focal Length: | 50mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/1.8 |
| Aperture: | f/7.1 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/800sec |
| Exposure Comp: | -1/3 |
| ISO: | 200 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | No Flash |
| White Balance: | As Shot |
| Title: | The station fence |
| Username: | 
mrswoolybill |
| Uploaded: | 17 Nov 2012 - 7:52 AM |
| Tags: | Flowers, Saturday shadows, Specialist / abstract |
| Votes: | 49 |
Comments
It's got impact full of creative powers works for me. Good Saturday shadow capture.
John
Yes it works Moira - and I can see a second shot from a crop from the bottom to loose the shadow to the left.
Lovely contrast between regular a nd irregular shapes 
Helen
Intriguing... I though the posts were actual shadows at first. There's just enough detail in the plant which is nicely shaped with the rim light.
Dave
Thanks everyone, and particular thanks to Barbs for her UA. We're back from Newcastle, I have been photographing the little Remembrance Sunday crosses with their personal messages, so very moving. They will carry forward to next year...
We got talking to a lady who was evacuated from Newcastle at the age of five, and visits schools to talk about her experiences as a child in WW2.
Helen,
Quote: I can see a second shot from a crop from the bottom to loose the shadow to the left.
I wondered about a crop, but didn't want to lose any of the diagonal shadow wedges at the top. And I didn't want to clone.
Dave,
Quote: Intriguing... I though the posts were actual shadows at first.
That's the trompe-l'oeil effect that I was hoping for, glad it's worked!
Moira
Semi abstract and wonderful blacks in this Moira,I hate to say it but there's a face in the flower probably a peeping tom in late bloom.
Dougie
A tricky subject, but a fine bit of fiddling around on it, Moira! 
Trev
Very clever, Moira. I was taken in by the fence and thought it was a repeated shadow. The rim-lighting is so subtle and just perfect. This looks like an exposure nightmare, so you have done exceptionally well here - and remembered the dof at the same time...females and multi-tasking!
Malc
Quote: I hate to say it but there's a face in the flower probably a peeping tom in late bloom.
I shall approach the gardening in a whole new light after that!
Cheers, everyone,
Moira
I had to look hard to decide which we're shadows and what was fence, didn't take too long and it works for me
I like the transparency of the flower against the harsh shadows!
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