Lately, the shadows seem to have seeped darkly over my inspiration and enthusiasm. It has been awhile since I have simply gone out and about with my camera just to have fun.
So–I thought to myself–maybe I could try to boot myself out of this funk by grabbing and embracing those shadows–both literally and figuratively!
Up here in the northern hemisphere, the days are now quite short, the sun stays low most of the day, and the shadows are long. Ah, yes, an opportunity!
At the mall yesterday, whilst awaiting my store-browsing spouse, I challenged myself with this: Within 30 minutes, create an 8-12 image portfolio of shadow pictures with my iPhone.
After capture, I transferred the files to my desktop and put them through Silver Efex Pro using the “Silhouette” preset as the principal effect (with some tweaks). I cropped a bit here and there as well.
Maybe I am starting to break out of my funk?
Here is the result (and Happy Turkey Day!):
Mall Shadows, #1. Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Mall Shadows, #2. Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Mall Shadows, #3. Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Mall Shadows, #4. Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Mall Shadows, #5. Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Mall Shadows, #6. Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Mall Shadows, #7. Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Mall Shadows, #8. Boulder, Colorado, 2016
And the last two with the human figure included:
Mall Shadows, #9. Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Mall Shadows, #10. Boulder, Colorado, 2016
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