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Posted: 19 Aug 2024


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World Photography Day - Mottled Light

World Photography Day - Mottled Light
I often like to abstract reality in my photographs. But light is the main thing that I look for.

Being under the weather today I struggled for inspiration. As the gray morning led to mottled light in the afternoon, a bit of defined shape thrown into my image appealed to me.

I had intended to take a variation of a self portrait for the special day, but instead I was just a low energy reflection of myself and so picked the flower photo for my main submission.
World Photography Day - Under the Weather

Nora Caracci, Edna Edenkoben, Gabi Lombardo, Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* and 52 other people have particularly liked this photo


84 comments - The latest ones
 Old Owl
Old Owl club
Your choice was an inspired one, Laura. The shapes, the brightness and the way it all melds together make this image fresh and vibrant, seemingly the opposite of how you were actually feeling.

Thank you for your hard work in organising the World Photography Day event (along with others, I believe). It's fascinating to learn how others approach the taking of pictures.

Hope you feel better soon.
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Old Owl club
So glad you like this one! It definitely was opposite from how I was feeling.

Rob (our webmaster) helps me get the word out about our event by posting the banner and reminding me how to do team articles etc. As usual he is the backbone of our club.

We do have a varied group of photographers, and I'm also fascinated with the different styles and approaches.

Today I'm finally on the upswing. Thanks for your well wishes.
2 months ago. Edited 2 months ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
The image is vibrant, yet peaceful. Busy, yet still. Abstract yet concrete.
It works beautifully Laura.
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Diana Australis club
Oh, you are so kind. Thank you so much. I love your description of it!
2 months ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Beautiful golden light and bokeh
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Gillian Everett club
Thank you! I love late in the day light.
2 months ago.
 Steve Bucknell
Steve Bucknell club
Suffused with light and energy. As photographers we’re all out there questing for that Holy Grail where ‘ Where any-angled light / Would congregate endlessly.’ - as Philip Larkin wrote.
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Steve Bucknell club
What a wonderful quote! thanks.
2 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Gorgeous capture and lighting!

Happy World Photography Day!
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to William Sutherland club
Thanks, William. Late in the day light is the best in my book.
2 months ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Beautiful with a fine bokeh !
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Ulrich John club
So glad you like it. Thanks.
2 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Wow,deine Blütenaufnahme ist dir wunderbar gelungen liebe Laura,schön mit diesen Licht auf der Blüte und diesen tollen Bokeh :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Günter Klaus club
So happy it pleases you so much! (I'm much happier thinking about this photo than how I was feeling that day. So does photography skew reality? *smile*)
2 months ago.
Günter Klaus club has replied to raingirl club
Fotografie lenkt auch immer wieder ab liebe Laura,es ist ein tolles Hobby und für mich auch sehr oft Therapie :))

Wünsche noch ein schönes Wochenende,liebe Grüße Güni :))
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Günter Klaus club
peace.
2 months ago.
 Dominique 60
Dominique 60 club
tres joli avec cette lumiere bien maitrisée !!
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Dominique 60 club
Thank you so much. I saw this at a distance from my dining room and was drawn to go out to photograph it.
2 months ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A beautiful floral image with lovely light and selective focus, Laura. Well suited to World Photography Day.
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to tiabunna club
Thank you. I haven't been using my regular digital camera recently, and so for the day I made myself do so. It really is better for me than my phone's camera - as good as that camera is. I like having more control that the Nikon gives me.
2 months ago.
 Patrick Brandy
Patrick Brandy club
Joli cette ombre et lumière bonne journée.
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Patrick Brandy club
Thanks!
2 months ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Beautiful light and gorgeous colours..............and I love how the light is making the petals translucent. I really like your out-of-focus background too.

A nice glimpse of you in the secondary image too............sorry to hear you've been under the weather, but I hope you're feeling better today. Take care :-)
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Keith Burton club
That translucence is exactly what drew me out of my house and to the flower to photograph it. I acted quickly as we all know how quickly the sun moves! But I took the time to use manual controls and I think that really helped make this work.

The photo of me? I always look better slightly out of focus or through a hazy curtain. *smile*

Only today feeling past the worst of my illness. It was a sneaky virus, but I'm pretty sure my body has figured it out now. Thanks for checking.
2 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to raingirl club
Good to hear you're on the mend Laura. Take care :-)
2 months ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
I love the way the sunlight seems to dance across the flowers, warming the colours and making them glow. A really beautiful image Laura.

Hope you are feeling a little better and nice to see you in the second picture.

Happy World Photography Day
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Ecobird club
Thank you. It's nice to hear so many people talk about the lighting in this photo as that's what drew me out of the dining room into the yard to take this photo!

I am starting to feel better, thanks.
2 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Wonderful contribution
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Annemarie club
Thank you!
2 months ago.
 Makrofan
Makrofan club
Sehr schöne Aufnahme.
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Makrofan club
Thanks. Glad you like it.
2 months ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Laura
I like this picture very much!
It is a very different and exciting composition of the flowers (and yourself below)
Fantastic colours too
Best Wishes, HWPD,, thank you so much for your efforts with this group, and stay safe!!
Peter
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Peter,
So glad you like it so much. It was the light and how it brough out the colors that drew me out of th house to take this photo. It's great that those things seem to come across to people viewing it.

I'm glad to do the group. We are a great community, I love that so many participate in the event.
peace.
2 months ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
well done!
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo club
thanks!
2 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Hope you feel better, on top of the clouds the sun always shines, as we say in my country.
Lovely light spots in your main.
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Xata club
Finally getting better today. Thanks. I love that saying - something I have experienced on some of the very few plane rides I've taken. Good to remember while on the ground!

That light is what got me up from my chair to go outside. I'm really glad it comes across to people. The whole point of the photo for me.
2 months ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
Wonderful light and use of DOF Laura Hope you are ok now
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Peter Castell club
Thank you. The light drew me to it, and I made sure to use my 'real' digital camera so I could control the depth of field. Glad you it worked!

I'm heading towards health now, thanks.
2 months ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
So beautiful, the play of light and shadow on these blossoms. And thanks Laura, for organizing this interesting and exciting event, the World Photography Day.
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Christa1004 club
Thank you so much. I'm glad the lighting pleases you - it's why I got up from my chair and went outside to take it - I'd seen it thorugh the window at a distance and had to do it.

I'm so glad you like the event! I do also, that's why I do it. You are very welcome. We have such a great community, it's nice to do something together.
2 months ago.
 @ngélique ❤️
@ngélique ❤️ club
C'est splendide mon amie **************************belle journée !
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to @ngélique ❤️ club
Merci beaucoup!

paix.
2 months ago.
 Ruesterstaude
Ruesterstaude club
Die Dahlienblüte im Gegenlicht ist dir gut gelungen, liebe Laura! – Schön auch, dass du dein Selbstbildnis hinzugefügt hast. Da kann man doch sehen, wen man anspricht. Vielleicht mache ich das auch noch, wenn ich ein geeignetes Foto finde.
Schöne Grüße – und ein ergiebiges Wochenende wünsche ich dir!
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Ruesterstaude club
The day had had such flat lighting until this evening moment, that when I saw this happening outside the window I had go outside and take the photo! It really pleases me that people who are viewing the photo are drawn to teh light also.

I see you did add a photo of you to your contribution. I really like seeing that. Who took it?
2 months ago.
Ruesterstaude club has replied to raingirl club
Meine rumänische Haushälterin, die meine Frau bis zu ihrem Tod gepflegt hat und dann bei mir geblieben ist.
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Ruesterstaude club
How nice!
2 months ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
The low sun shining through the dahlia petals, and the shallow DOF captures the shades of burnt orange in the flower. A lovely photo. Hope you are feeling a lot better, Laura.
2 months ago. Edited 2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Amelia club
Thank you! I'm finally feeling almost myself, thanks.
2 months ago.
 Colin Ashcroft
Colin Ashcroft club
Very well done on catching the light on your main subject. I just posted a selfie on my Wednesday walk, a moment when I really did feel 20 years younger. Good to see your selfie effort as well
Hope you are feeling better soon.
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Colin Ashcroft club
Thank you.
I wish my walks were in such beautiful areas as yours (just checked out your selfie).

I'm almost all better, thanks.
2 months ago.
 Eric Desjours
Eric Desjours club
The light sparingly illuminating nature (or anything else) bathed in greyness brings a dynamic that's sometimes absent from a subject subjected to constant light, doesn't it?
The bokeh underlines these pretty contrasts and gives your photo a true WPD-like charm.
Your phrase “low energy reflection of myself” makes me smile (knowing you're on the mend)!
Thank you for this authentic description of your motivations, and for your investment in this day.
Happy Sunday, Laura. And a good end of recovery to you.
2 months ago. Edited 2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Eric Desjours club
Thank you so much, Eric. You're very kind.
peace.
2 months ago.
 Annaig56
Annaig56 club
très jolie prise de vue avec cette belle lumière et ton portrait est superbe moi je ne suis pas en meilleure forme que toi et j'évite aussi de me prendre en photo ne t'en fais pas belle journée,
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Annaig56 club
So glad you like the flower photo - thank you. And I'm also glad you like my self portrait. Taking more self portraits may be a project for me in the near future. Scares me, but would be good for me.
peace.
2 months ago.
Annaig56 club has replied to raingirl club
il y a un site ici pour les auto-portraits je me souviens plus du nom mais je me souviens que nous étions pas mal d'iperniciens à participer,
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Annaig56 club
I will search for that.
2 months ago.
 David G Johnson
David G Johnson club
Re. your comment to ''to my W.P.D. picture'' >

Thanks Laura.. yes I always think back on history - looking at the building boulders of castles to the beginnings of life itself,. they saw the same Moon - Stars and Sun as we do today,.and yes,. I went out with the intention of posting this theme for W.P.D..// Keep well ,. and 'Good Wishes' to you - from > Dj... U.K.
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to David G Johnson club
(I replied on your photo)
2 months ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Superb capture.
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Don Sutherland club
Thank you, Don. Glad you like it so much!
2 months ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
sprankelende opname
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Fred Fouarge club
*smile*
2 months ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
A quality photograph, Laura. The mottled light is very beautiful and it really enhances the result. I say that it must be viewed large to appreciate the quality and the perfect mix of colours.
Thank you for all your hard work in making this a successful Group.
A belated Happy World Photography Day, Laura. And, I hope you are feeling a lot better.
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Roger Bennion club
You're so kind, Roger. Thank you. And I agree that large is better for this photo.

It's my pleasure to do this event for our club. (And I am feeling a lot better, though the congestion is taking it's time going 100% away.)
2 months ago.
 José Manuel Polo
José Manuel Polo club
Un enfoque sobresaliente. Me gusta que la flor protagonista destaca en detalle de primer plano y el “coro” vegetal que la acompaña su nitidez se diluye para ceder protagonismo. Saludos Laura
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to José Manuel Polo club
Thank you! It was good for me to get back to my manual camera where I could easily choose my focal length. I'm glad my choice works well for you.

peace.
2 months ago.
 Deborah Lundbech
Deborah Lundbech club
Your "main thing" for photography is well captured here, Laura. I love the mottled, afternoon summer light you have recorded in this picture!
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Deborah Lundbech club
Thank you! As summer starts to fade, I start loving the light in early evening.
2 months ago.
 Jean Paul Capdeville
Jean Paul Capdeville club
Certes la photo des fleurs est charmante mais j'ai une préférence pour la photo du bas avec ses tons pastels et son "flou artistique". Dommage qu'elle soit si petite. Il y a beaucoup de féminité et de délicatesse dans celà..Sachez, Madame, que je suis frustré !
2 months ago.
raingirl club has replied to Jean Paul Capdeville club
Ah, but isn't wanting more a pleasant feeling? You are sweet to find it feminine and delicate - I'm delighted by your comment.
2 months ago.
 Guido Werner
Guido Werner club
Wonderful combination of light, shadow and different colors!
8 weeks ago.
raingirl club has replied to Guido Werner club
Thank you, Guido. So glad you like it.
8 weeks ago.
 Esther
Esther club
The colors and focus are so beautiful.
7 weeks ago.
raingirl club has replied to Esther club
Thank you so much. And thank you for visiting my photos!
7 weeks ago.
 Ronald Stachowiak
Ronald Stachowiak club
lovely light !
6 weeks ago.
raingirl club has replied to Ronald Stachowiak club
thanks. It drew me to it.
6 weeks ago.
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
ta photo est réussie et joli ton portrait !********************
portes-toi bien mon amie ! bises♫
6 weeks ago.
raingirl club has replied to Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
You're so kind. Thank you.

peace.
5 weeks ago.
 Cheryl Kelly (cher12861 on flickr)
Cheryl Kelly (cher12… club
So good to see you! Delightful image!
5 weeks ago.
raingirl club has replied to Cheryl Kelly (cher12… club
Thanks, Cheryl. I'm around, just not always posting photos (and not often having time to comment on others - but I try).
Glad you like this photo. I'm pretty happy with it.
5 weeks ago.
 Denis Ve
Denis Ve club
Superbes lumière et fleurs...

Douce soirée paisible et réparatrice, Raingirl...
3 weeks ago.
raingirl club has replied to Denis Ve club
Thank you. Glad you enjoy it.

peace.
3 weeks ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
super !
Thanks for the group

Flo. Fam.: Asteraceae
7 days ago.

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