Assignment #10: Shadow

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited June 8, 2009 in Assignments
Reflections appeared to be a interesting theme, lots and lots of great entries.

Now let's turn our lenses to something less shiny: shadows.

The goal is to photograph a shadow - primarily.
If something else goes into frame - it's OK (unless you want to clone/crop it out), but the shadow should be the hero of your picture.

As always: fresh pictures only, no massive PS compositing, etc.
For the rest of the basic rules and index please check out this sticky.

Let's get some shadows!
"May the f/stop be with you!"
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited October 6, 2006
    Here's a shadow for ya, Nik!!:D

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  • douglasdouglas Registered Users Posts: 696 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2006
    Boardwalk

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    Best regards,
    douglas
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2006
    Hey, Jim!
    pathfinder wrote:
    Here's a shadow for ya, Nik!!:D

    Thanks! thumb.gif

    Who's that next to you, Nightingale? mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2006
    Douglas,
    douglas wrote:
    Boardwalk
    Great shadow pattern, thanks! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited October 7, 2006
    Nikolai...get out of my head! I was on a walk and sure enough I was following this guy...this thread popped into my brain and there I was taking picutes of myself. All adjustments were in RAW conversion, just tweaked the exposure levels with Lightroom. Thought it would be fun to have shadow exposed correctly vs the norm.

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2006
    Truth,
    truth wrote:
    Nikolai...get out of my head! I was on a walk and sure enough i was following this buy...this thread popped into my brain and there I was taking picutes of myself. All adjustments were in RAW conversion, just tweaked the exposure levels with Lightroom. Thought it would be fun to ahve shadow exposed correctly vs the norm.

    Very neat shadow, I ilke it! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited October 7, 2006
    Nikolai wrote:
    Very neat shadow, I ilke it! thumb.gif

    Thanks, but you quoted me before I could fix my typos!
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited October 8, 2006
    Nikolai wrote:
    Thanks! thumb.gif

    Who's that next to you, Nightingale? mwink.gif

    No, that was 'The Kid', one of my partner's in crime who accompanied me on a cross country run through Colorado and New Mexico that I hope to get posted next week. The images from that ride can be seen here

    I just realized I have another "shadow" for you also.

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2006
    Nice trip, Jim!
    pathfinder wrote:
    No, that was 'The Kid', one of my partner's in crime who accompanied me on a cross country run through Colorado and New Mexico that I hope to get posted next week. The images from that ride can be seen here

    I just realized I have another "shadow" for you also.

    And thanks for another nice entry! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Bayer-Z28Bayer-Z28 Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    ha.. I went out to white sands this afternoon.. and coincidentally knocked out about three weeks of Assignments!

    Got a couple shadows for ya! I hope they turned out well. Out of the whole afternoon, I had trouble focusing b/c it was so darn bright!


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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    Bayer,
    Bayer-Z28 wrote:
    ha.. I went out to white sands this afternoon.. and coincidentally knocked out about three weeks of Assignments!

    Got a couple shadows for ya! I hope they turned out well. Out of the whole afternoon, I had trouble focusing b/c it was so darn bright!

    Very cool shadows! I like the dual one in #2thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • SpeshulEdSpeshulEd Registered Users Posts: 341 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    I took this awhile ago, but never did anything with it until this weekend...noticed it went along with the assignment so I thought I'd add it...

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  • FirdRossFirdRoss Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited October 9, 2006
    Hello guys :D

    My very first post here. Hehe. Here's my introductory shadow:

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    :D
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    Ed,
    SpeshulEd wrote:
    I took this awhile ago, but never did anything with it until this weekend...noticed it went along with the assignment so I thought I'd add it...

    Good shadows:-) Now let's get a fresh one:-)mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    FirdRoss,
    FirdRoss wrote:
    Hello guys :D
    My very first post here. Hehe. Here's my introductory shadow:
    :D

    Welcome to dgrin and to the class! clap.gif
    Your shadow is good - do you have more? mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    Fun...we like shadows
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  • ballentphotoballentphoto Registered Users Posts: 312 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    Swartzy, those are cool!!! thumb.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    Swartzy,
    Swartzy wrote:
    fun...we love shadows

    Great entries, especially the #1! Very clear, very nice photograph!

    What is that rough terrain on the first one? Bush?
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    Corn fields!...Laughing.gif
    Nikolai wrote:
    Great entries, especially the #1! Very clear, very nice photograph!

    What is that rough terrain on the first one? Bush?

    Those are stalks of corn.....we actually brushed the very tops of them with the bottom of the basket then gassed er up and floated high above again. Corn looks so different from the air! Thanks for the nice words.thumb.gif
    Swartzy:
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  • PWysardPWysard Registered Users Posts: 12 Big grins
    edited October 11, 2006
    Foreground shadow...this was fun
    Larger Version
    http://wysardphotofolio.smugmug.com/gallery/1574717/1/78531122/Large
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 11, 2006
    PWysard,
    PWysard wrote:
    http://wysardphotofolio.smugmug.com/gallery/1574717/1/78531122/Large

    Thanks for the entry!

    For the future - it'll be easier for everybody to appreciate your submission if you post the image, not the link.
    Please see the FAQ how to do this.
    And once you do, you can modify your original entry:-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • c0metc0met Registered Users Posts: 5 Beginner grinner
    edited October 11, 2006
    My First Submission:

    My little girl seems to have snuck in to the family "Shadow" Pic.

    shadow.jpg
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 11, 2006
    C0met,
    c0met wrote:
    My First Submission:

    My little girl seems to have snuck in to the family "Shadow" Pic.

    Welcome to the class, and thanks for the few extra shadows! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • douglasdouglas Registered Users Posts: 696 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2006
    Shadow Play

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    Best regards,
    douglas
  • marklarry28marklarry28 Registered Users Posts: 69 Big grins
    edited October 12, 2006
    My shadowmwink.gif

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    Mark
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  • c0metc0met Registered Users Posts: 5 Beginner grinner
    edited October 12, 2006
    Thanks!

    DigiGrin looks like he impetus i need to get back into taking boatloads of pictures...
  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2006
    Without light shadows doesn't exist.
    My proposals for are:
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  • LiquidAirLiquidAir Registered Users Posts: 1,751 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2006
    Fall
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  • shawncshawnc Registered Users Posts: 718 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2006
    Back Road
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    I just found the look of all the shadows on the road interesting. Caught my eye at the time.
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  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2006
    Shadows and lines
    Working on a new assignment anyway (for my class) so, how's this one?

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    Swartzy:
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