Slices Of Light

2022_CLondon52w11: ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Fan Ho

From the C.London website: “Fan Ho was not afraid of strong light and shadows - his work bent whatever light was given to him in graphic and compositionally unique ways. His depiction of everyday life was elevated to fine art with silhouettes, rim lighting, and bright backlit glows around his subjects.  

Really soak in Fan Ho’s strong compositions and use them for inspiration for this week’s photo.”

Using a post by @Bees in the #Resources channel on the C.London Discord server, I was able to get a good feel for the work of Fan Ho.  Check out the entire gallery of alternate photos on my website at Collections/Artist-Spotlight-Fan-Ho/

Sony A7C @ f6.3 1/400 142mm ISO 100

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

Photographed 3/13/22

Under the Adirondack

C.London52w11:  Harsh Shadows

From the C.London website:  "Strong shadows can create very graphic and strong images. For this week, I’d like you to find harsh shadows created by natural light, and compose an image around that. You may manipulate the scene in any way available to you to create the image you have in mind, but try and use found natural light if possible."

I was scrambling this week to get a challenge photo as there were very few opportunities where the sun was out.  Late in the afternoon yesterday, the sun broke through.  Although I was in the midst of a business meeting, I grabbed my camera and took a few shots out the sliding glass door to the balcony (thanks to the bluetooth AirPods).

My intent for this week was to shoot something graphic; a bridge, fence or something with strong geometry.  By pure chance, I was able to achieve that despite the “11th hour”.

Sony A6600 @ f8 1/125 55mm (82.5mm equiv) ISO 500

Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS

Photographed 3/18/21