The combination of the sidelight (well, halfway between a front and a sidelight) and the back light that ends up acting as a semi-rim light on the girl works well together. I’m guessing the light focused on the girl is less intense and is coming from a lower angle to not pick up the raindrops […]
I really like the photographer’s choice in framing and lighting. I do think back lighting was the best option for showing off the massiveness of the bridge and to emphasize the linearity of it all. But at the same time, I do like that he left the sun partially visible for the glare since it […]
I had tagged this image as “blog_post_24,” but I apparently never used it. So I don’t know the source of where I originally found it – but it seems to be a popular wallpaper. I love the juxtaposition of the red brake lights with the intense head lights. With the snow and the scenery, it just […]
Twilight phenomena apparently occurs during missile/rocket launches during dawn or dusk. Wikipedia explains it as, “unused particles and water left in the vapor trail condenses, freezes, and then expands in the less upper atmosphere – the exhaust plum, which is suspended against a dark sky, is then illuminated by reflective high altitude sunlight…” If anything, […]
This is from 2011’s Brisbane Festival of Lights in Australia. The ball is made of 300 DuraVision convex mirrors and was placed within reflective gravel surrounded by 3000 LED lights. I really wish I got to see this in person. It looks like the LED lights, based on the pictures, are simply around the border. […]
Recently, I’ve realized how awful it is to drive at night, especially when I drove back from Charlotte 2 weeks ago. Headlights are glaringly bright, but worse are the blurriness and the headaches that would eventually come after from having to readjust over and over. And even more recently, as in 2 days ago, I learned that I’ve started forming […]
