Zig-Zag

Posted by Russ Devan (New Hanover, United States) on 25 February 2009 in Architecture and Portfolio.

No, not the stuff with which you roll cigarettes, but a set of steps I found at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site.

I caught a brief glimpse of the shadows for a split second as the patchy clouds passed in front of the sun. So, once again, I hung around patiently waiting for that exact moment when the light was just right, so I could record this interesting shadow pattern. I think I was rewarded with 30 seconds of bright sun and deep, dark shadows, until the clouds passed over the sun again. That's all I needed.

"The Master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence in whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he is always doing both."
- Zen Buddhist Text

Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States

Beautiful light, texture and composition. Very well seen.

25 Feb 2009 5:31am

john4jack from Corvallis, United States

Terrific composition, Russ! Wonderful light and shadow!

25 Feb 2009 6:13am

Sharon from Los Angeles, United States

good composition Russ... love the tone and texture of the pic and that lovely design that the shadow has casted on the steps... nicely spotted.. i liked this one

25 Feb 2009 7:42am

gavin hart from Gold Coast, Australia

Lots of geometry here with great shadow pattern on the steps all nicely presented with pleasing texture and good strong contrast

25 Feb 2009 10:18am

Betsy Barron from Chester Springs, PA, United States

great pattern shot and well composed, I don't care what MK says! I like the toning as well..

25 Feb 2009 1:00pm

@Betsy Barron: Yeah, the photo competition last night was sort of like being on American Idol with our version of Simon Cowell, wasn't it, Bets? "Oh look, a set of steps...not sure I understand what's going on here...nice toning and shadows though...you were obviously going for something here, but whatever it was, you missed!" LOL. Judge's comments don't bother me. You just have to let them roll off your back like most other things. It's just one person's opinion. At least it made for a very entertaining evening! And I thank you for your kind comments, Bets.

Mary from Exton, United States

Lovely Lines~!!

25 Feb 2009 4:44pm

Frédéric A. from Païta, New Caledonia

J'aime bien la tonalité monochrome chaud de cette image graphique. Un bien belle photo

26 Feb 2009 1:59am

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

I like the graphic nature of this shot. The shadow lines make an interesting pattern. I think your patience paid off here.

26 Feb 2009 1:30pm

DenisSm from Prague, Czech Republic

you have god`s patience Russ, i like composition and repeating patern on the steps. bw is just the best choice here.

26 Feb 2009 7:29pm

Nikon D200
1/100 second
F/8.0
ISO 100
52 mm

hopewell
furnace
stairs
shadows