Only in Bucks County!: Light

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Only in Bucks County: Fading Light in Newtown and Yardley

Did I mention that I hate this heat?

I wrote a post about that this time last year, and... NOTHING'S CHANGED.

The only time I enjoy being outside has been in the early evening and at night.

Back in my Wedding photographer/Bar Mitzvah photographer days, I preferred taking portraits of people around 7:30-8:00 pm because of the lighting. No one looks bad in 8:00 pm summer light!

I'd never considered landscape photography as the day light fades, but I've been outside taking photos at twilight all summer and I'm so pleased with the way they look!

They capture the feeling of the end of a long summer day.

Low light can be challenging, especially without a tripod, but I am enjoying the challenge.

The photos below are completely unedited, and I think I've done a great job capturing the remaining light.

"The fading light is us, and we are, for a moment so brief, ... beautiful."

Gary Shteyngart, Super Sad True Love Story

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Only In Bucks County: Light and Texture at Tyler

Having been a photographer for thirty (yes, that's THREE-O) years, I know I have color and composition down. I've noticed that the high school kids who take photography classes today quicky learn about "The Rule of Thirds," and I think that comes naturally for me too.
My weakest area is capturing beautiful or interesting light, which is really what photography is all about.
Most of the time my shots lack texture too. And black and whites? I haven't shot in black and white since my college days!
So I challenged myself to work on these things by heading over to Tyler State Park on an unseasonably warm, yet colorless and foggy day this past weekend.
Here's what I came up with.
What do you think?

Corgi in the park!

“For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity.”

-Henri Cartier Bresson

Self Portrait, 2008.
An absolute favorite due to the light.