The Final Essence...

[Vince Lupo]

Yeah that’s a winner - might even get you a chicken dinner

 

[airfrogusmc]

Thanks so much Vince. One can always use a chicken dinner.

 

[MJ Buckpitt]

"The Shadow and Light
and whatever happens to fall in between"

Red Line, Longfellow Bridge, Boston, MA by Mel Buckpitt, on Flickr

 

[paulfish4570]

light by Paul Foreman, on Flickr

 

[bullterrier]

shadow, light and reflections

 

[raydm6]

Venice 2013 by rdc154, on Flickr

 

[Ricoh]

Contre-Jour by -Steve Ricoh-

 

[Ricoh]

Windows Wide by -Steve Ricoh-

 

[airfrogusmc]

 

[Derek Leath]

Took this image with a 1936 Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex. Cold, overcast and about to rain any minute.


Trapped_1936IkoflexIIb
by
Derek Leath,
on Flickr

 

[paulfish4570]

JPEG image-FBEC720E264D-1 by paulfish3006, on Flickr

 

[airfrogusmc]

 

[airfrogusmc]

 

[helen.HH]

Wow, this Thread has turned into such an extraordinary set of Imagery
Rff has an incredible amount of Talented photographers

a high bar to Muse over, Aspire to, smile at, Wonder, Question, Engage

Cheers & Thanks for the Inspiration ~
keep em coming...

 

[Evergreen States]

Richland, Washington
Fuji X-Pro1 2.4/60mm XF Fujinon

3 December 2020

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2khnhAh]Richland, Washington 3 December, 2020 by Pierre Saget, on Flickr[/URL]

 

[Bill Blackwell]

 

[paulfish4570]

killer series, airfrog.
whole thread is killer ...

 

[Archiver]

I feel that shape is the essence of a visual, and light and shadow enhance it. There are of any number of images where flat lighting detracts from their impact; having said that, there's a current trend towards extreme emphasis on light and shadow, particularly in street photography. Don't get me wrong, I love the work of Phil Penman and Alan Schaller, who use this technique a lot, but it gets copied/emulated so much that it's becoming a cliche.


Here's my contributions, where shape, light and shadow all came together really well:


M9 - Shinkansen II by Archiver, on Flickr


M9 - Inspection by Archiver, on Flickr

 

[Archiver]

And here is one where shape creates the primary impact.


5D Mark II - Stillness by Archiver, on Flickr

 

[Archiver]

More light and shadow:


M9 - Contemplating the Fight by Archiver, on Flickr