Photographs of shadows have intrigued me because of the mystery surrounding the subject. If you're indoors, it's a lot easier to manipulate the picture since the shadows are generally controlled by the photographer. When you bring the camera outdoors, however, the background and subject is usually dictated by Mother Nature herself. Clouds, plants, birds, or whatever else there is impedes the point of view of the photographer as they attempt to frame the shot. Once in a while, though, the powers-that-be controlling all of those things fall into place and present a great picture opportunity.
Walking my dogs this afternoon, I found myself in the middle of one of those when I walked along the back of our yard where our neighbors installed a new fence. The sun had positioned itself in the sky and the pickets of the fence cast long shadows against my yard making neat geometric patterns with the leaves. I wanted to try and catch a perspective of the ground along the fence line to make a good contrast. Thankfully, I think, it all worked and I managed to capture one of those moments in my lens. I can only hope that the lucky streak continues through the life of this blog.
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