344/365 Its all about the light

I am always reading that photography is all about The Light, chasing it, catching it, waiting for it, the golden hours of dawn and dusk, and with so many grey days in the UK is it any wonder that I'm learning about how to control The Light, artificial light, studio light? Flash still has me baffled although I've achieved good results more by accident than design with a Speedlight 430EX. Now, I'm trying out studio kit and loving it - I covet PM's lights! And RB's! (see 341/365 and 342/365) However, I still get a thrill when I catch natural light falling in a way that pleases me - here I caught reflections of my new space in my new desk lamp's glossy black shade. To the left are the two roof skylights, to the far right my monitor, and off centre, the window to my right - bright autumn sunshine was falling on the houses across the street. It's all about The Light.

316/365 Me & my shadow

Jodie does star jumps in the new extension making shadows on the wall from the floodlight left here by the builders.

281/365 Lilac landing

My stairs and landing are painted lilac ( see 13/365 ) and the stairwell is often beautifully lit. Today the autumn sun shone and I captured the light and shadows of lilac; enhanced in PS.

230/365 Illuminated grapes

Had to grab a quick image quite late this evening, busy and stressful day, news about a good friend who is very ill. She's in hospital - perhaps I'll take her some grapes?

These are lit by a tiny LED torch I have on my keyring, 1/30, f2.8, ISO1600.

169/365 Trick of the Light

The light caught them. But what are they exactly? They are water retentive gel spheres for plants/flowers to be planted/arranged in. They are like tiny beads in the packet, then you soak them in a certain volume of water for 8 hours. At this point they had been in for a couple of hours and this is the shadow they cast.