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Luminescent

© Tommy E. Burgess

Luminescent

Uploaded: December 07, 2008

Description

Photo captured while shooting at a small St.Judes chapel near Montauk State Park in Missouri. I'm happy I've gotten in the habbit of looking behind me from time to time, or I would have missed this shot. The warm light hitting the building was nice, but the light behind me was even better.Photo taken near sunset.

Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 55.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi

Comments

Stefania Barbier level-classic December 07, 2008

spectacular lighting and capture!!! #1048038

Teresa Burnett level-classic December 07, 2008

Gorgeous light, Tommy!! Wonderful capture!! #6865156

Raymond Pauly December 07, 2008

nice composition and lighting, Tommy. #6865181

Ray Clarke December 08, 2008

Great light and capture Tommy.!!!(R) #6865264

Maria Warren level-classic December 08, 2008

this is beautiful love the light nice job #6865378

Colette M. Metcalf December 08, 2008

Wonderful image and lighting!!! #6865506

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe December 08, 2008

Terrific lighting and capture Tommy! Jeff #6865904

ROLAN NARMAN December 08, 2008

Spctacular capture with great lighting and colors Tommy! Excellent work my friend! #6867313

Ron McEwan December 08, 2008

Love this shadowy scene, well captured too. Nice work. #6867800

Kerry Hill December 08, 2008

Gorgeous colour and lighting in this one, Tommy!! Just beautiful!! #6868923

Tommy E. Burgess December 08, 2008

Thanks everyone very much for the kind words, I appreciate them very much. Have a great day and happy shooting. :) Tommy #6869057

Joan Powell December 08, 2008

I love the ground best of all , it's beautiful glowing color . Well done ! #6869642

Nadya Johnson December 09, 2008

Great capture of this gorgeous evening light! I have noticed that we have the same obsession ... or, should I call it fascination? Either way: the Light!! The day you take up the camera, you begin to learn just how magic - and elusive - it really is. Van Gogh once said his entire life was a quest for the Perfect Light, and I would say the same about photography! You do really well at seeing it (I have found a lot of people don't) - and more importantly, getting it - I was going to say On Film, but you know what I mean! Very radiant and beautiful! #6871764

Tommy E. Burgess December 09, 2008

Thank you very much Joan and Nadya ,I appreciate your kind words very much. It's really been only recently that I've figured out how to catch the light. Before I would see beautiful lighting situations and aim the camera in auto mode at the subject,which often resulted in overexposure. Now I've gotten in the habbit of finding a midtone before locking the exposure. When I used to paint I had the luxuary of not having to think about any technical aspects, and was even guilty of embellishing the light. Thanks for the kind comments Nadya, I am really insprired by you and many of my other peers on here. While composition is one of my favorite aspects of photography, it was from viewing captures on here that gave me the courage to learn how to meter light, which has really changed my photography for the better. Have a wonderful night and thanks again everyone. I always feel I never find the right words, but am always sincere about my thanks forthe kind words of encouragement, the suggestions to make my shots better, and the inspiration from viewing others work. Happy shooting. :) Tommy #6873160

Sandy Stigliano December 14, 2008

Gorgeous!! #6892295

Susan Fox December 14, 2008

Perfect light! Love the light behind the trees, creating the shadows. #6892574

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic December 18, 2008

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on the EFP, well deserved....
and the Light in this image is perfect. I love LIGHT!!! 8o) #6906394

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