Favorites

It's getting close to the end.  In celebration and thanks, I'm sharing some of my favorite photos that I've taken over the years.  It's a rare opportunity to share some moments of great light - and just plain great timing.  I've tried to keep an eye out for interesting lighting scenes.  Please comment and share your thoughts:

I chose this photo because, in a way, it tells a story of light.  Mike appears almost as a ghost.

This is also Mike.  Hi, Mike.  This was taken before I really understood concepts like digital noise, but, at the time, I was struck by the redness of the photo and the lonely feeling it evokes.

An example of what I might call "creative lens flare," this was taken in the Adirondacks of upstate New York.

This picture really shows a separated light spectrum, and it's obviously a happy mistake.

A cool stage design by Daniel Hiudt, a Full Sail graduate and successful lighting designer now working for Papadosio on tour.

Who wouldn't love this picture?  A lot of color.  And there're Teletubbies in the background.

A friend of mine and her sun, this, to me, shows that color isn't needed to evoke happiness and warmth in a photo.

Whoa.  Adorable.

The world is calling.

I almost died getting this photo, but since I didn't I'll say it was worth it.  Not so sure it would have been worth dying for, though.

A foreboding scene, this picture of Blueberry Hill in Rockport, Maine could be framed a bit better, but, I think, it almost asks the viewer to reframe it and pulls in by doing so.

A nice sunrise in Fort Myers, Florida.  The light was just right.

Three AM in Naples, FL on a moonlit night.  It doesn't make much light to get a decent photo.

A summer afternoon in Naples.  Although this couple is kayaking, only darker colors are visible, giving the kayakers the appearance of floating.

A cool shot of a laser at a rave.  Or something like a rave.  I was just there to take pictures.

 I like the way the shadows unfold behind these friends of mine.  Picture was taken from a tree, and the photos make the contours of the rock really stark.

When I said earlier that some photos are really just about great timing, this is what I meant.  This photo, while relatively unremarkable in its lighting, captures the sculptor and sculpture in almost the same pose.  The picture wasn't set-up - the sculptor was giving a speech about his work and I happened to snap a photo when he accidentally happened to give us a glimpse into his mind.  This picture really shows how the mind and spirit of an artist is captured in his or her work.