January 12, 2010

Winter Light: Curves



When the sun shines in winter, which has been rare this year, the light comes deep into the house at a raking angle and illuminates objects and surfaces in ways I do not see during longer days. Contrasts are strong and color is saturated. Sunlight touching an object can make it extraordinary; it calls for quiet attention, for a photograph to seize the moment of beauty.



5 comments:

  1. winter sunlight is pure sugar for the winter mind!

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  2. The second photo looks "ripe" for one of your ruglets!

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  3. great idea, Helen; the photo with the vase and repeated ovals certainly relates to my ruglet compositions.

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  4. We always refer to those sunlit moments as "light effects." In fact, we call out to each other to come and see whatever is bathed in the light, by yelling loudly, "Light Effect! Light Effect!" Some of the best ones in our garden, look like they were planned (western sun on rocks at the water's edge) but they are complete accidents.

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  5. I love it: winter light as sweet sugar and "light effects". I'm getting drunk on the bits of sunlight.

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