Light vs. Dark

Today's assignment was to search for an area with a big difference in light. I took a photo of the bright blue sky with it's billowy clouds. While the shot was nice, it appeared very "pedestrian" to me so I goofed around with photoshop and came up with this instead. I love how the "dark" clouds look so ominous while the sky itself takes on more of a sunset feel.

Mags.

Dusk

I took this photo just as the sun was almost finished setting. The street lights just came on and had an amber glow to them as they were warming up. I loved how the lighting cast a warm glow on the leaves of the tree which contrasted against the grey sky as the ominous -looking clouds were rolling in.

Mags.

Anemoi

MAY 31, 2010

In Greek mythology, the Anemoi (Greek for "winds") were wind gods who were each assigned a cardinal direction from which their respective wind direction came from. As well, these gods were associated with different seasons and weather conditions. The four main Anemoi were: Boreas (north wind and bringer of cold winter air), Notus (south wind and was thought to be responsible for storms associated with the late summer / fall)., Zephyrus (the west wind and brought the light breezes associated with spring / early summer) and Eurus (the east wind and was not associated with the three Greek seasons).

The weather was rather gloomy this evening so I snapped a few shots of this Anemoi mask that I had. I tried to create a bit of drama with the lighting to give the piece a bit more of a dramatic look.

Mags.

A Unique Perspective

MAY 20, 2010

What started off as a beautiful sunny day slowly turned overcast (although the temperature remained at about 24 degrees celsius). I took this photo from the ground looking up through the sparse branches as the sun was breaking through the ominous clouds. Intensified the hues a bit and voila....my photo of the day!